LCSTOTT

1 hour ago, USC4SPOUSE said:

@LCSTOTT when is your flight?

according to some lawyers on avvo, it would be OK for your mother in law to fedex the green card to you in the UK. However, you’d have to count on USPS to deliver it to your home without any issues. 
i would personally call USCIS and request an appointment to get the I-551 stamp. 

 

My flight is in 8 days… already called USCIS about the green card and the woman told me the green card was sent to be printed so expect it to arrive in 7 business days. 
 

I have no issue having it priority first class mailed to my families address in the UK. But obviously there is the risk that the USCIS take longer than 7 business days to mail it to my US address first 

So… after a lengthy two years and 5 cancelled interviews, I finally had my final interview and we received an email yesterday stating that my green card application has been approved and printed. 
 

We have flights that have been booked for a long time now to go and see my family back in England. I don’t think I am going to receive the green card before the flight. 
 

Here’s my question… if I leave the country and have my mother in law bring my green card to the airport when she picks us up. Will this work in terms of presenting the green card upon arrival? The green card will be in the building, it will just need to get its way 

1 minute ago, p-ana said:

It will depend on the state you live.

you need a permit first, then you can go for a road test to get the license.

 

some states require proof of legal status, requiring at least ead.

I guess I should’ve mentioned the state. 

Colorado. 

Thanks! 

Living in a place in the UK where there was really good public transport, I never ended up getting my drivers license. 

Now that hat I have moved to the US, obviously there is much more of a need to drive. 

We are currently in the adjustment of status phase (AOS), and my question is, when am I legally able to get on the road and learn to drive? Do we have to wait for the AOS to be confirmed or am I able to learn whenever? 

Any info would be great! 

Thanks 

I have moved to the US on a K1 visa and married, so we are just in the process of adjustment of status (AOS). 

I am looking at getting my real estate license, since I can’t work for 3-5 months whilst waiting for the AOS it’s a perfect time for me to do it. 

Am I able to enroll onto an online course to get a license, even though I am not yet a permanent resident? Personally I can not see anything wrong with this, I just don’t want to jeopardise the visa in any way. 

Any info would be great. 

Thanks!

1 minute ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

Yes. If you're still on a valid I-94 (the 90 day period from day of entry) you can travel just using your passport, obviously since you're legally present in the US, should have no issue. Now once it expires, then no, not until you submit for AOS and receive the NOA1 for the I-485.

1 minute ago, USS_Voyager said:

You are free to go anywhere within the 50 states and territories. 

Perfect! Thank you 

I have arrived on a K1 visa and we are due to get married next month.

I have friends and family arriving in the upcoming weeks and some are interested in making the most of the time they’re in the US by visiting different state(s).

Would I be allowed to fly to another state WITHOUT my fiancée as she has work commitments and would not be able to get the time off? Or will this be frowned upon? 

I have arrived into the US on a K1 visa. We are getting married next month, then we will be applying for the change of status/green card. 

Am I able to work whilst we wait for the green card? If so what is the procedure for this? 

Thanks 

21 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Nothing a k1 Visa holder can do. 

 

A USC can move parents in 12 to 14 months, and siblings in about 12 years

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

They would need to make their own way, Parents if you decide to naturalise could have an option, siblings who knows such a long time in the future and things may well change.

Thanks. 

Yeah I figured it wouldn’t be straightforward, just couldn’t find concrete information regarding it 

I’m just wondering what the procedure is to move family members of a K1 holder from the UK to America?

Not that it’s something we are fully set on commiting too, we’re just wondering what the chances of this being allowed is, and what it involves? Is it different for parents compared to siblings?

Thanks  

1 hour ago, Frobert said:

Is anyone having trouble getting the CEAC tracking website to load? 

I just had to wait 3-4 minutes each time for it to load

40 minutes ago, NYCruiser said:

I was (am a USC now) when I entered on a K1 at JFK. Terminal 4 I believe. It took all of 20 minutes. (98% waiting I might add). Yes they escort you to the side-room called Secondary Inspection. You wait until you are called, then they stamp your passport with the K1, and say Welcome to the United States in a very New York City way. That's it. Not an interrogation LOL

I guess it depends on when you arrive to the airport and how busy it is.. I arrive at 4:30pm on a Wednesday so I can’t see the customs being too rammed, but it’s the not knowing that’s killing me 😅 

My layover is 1 hour 35 minutes, so hopefully that enough time. 

Did you have to recheck in your luggage? 

1 hour ago, Limey said:

How long is your connection?

When I came though Atlanta a few years back I had to queue with everyone else who was traveling with ESTA (this can take anything from a few minutes to an hour or more, depending how busy it is). Once at the desk I explained I was on K1, he opened the package, looked through a bit and then gave me a laminated card to show at customs. So I went through and at customs showed the card and was escorted to a waiting room. About 20-30 minutes later someone showed up with my passport and I was free to go. I'd want to allow at least 2 hrs to be safe.

If you miss your flight due to immigration checks I'm sure Delta will get you on a later one. It happens all the time. No one tries to miss a flight. If your flight arrives eg only 15 to 20 mins late, then you could argue you had enough time and only missed connection because of THEIR delay - that's why they don't argue in these cases, they just rebook you.

You may well find your domestic flight is running late anyway - US airline punctuality is terrible, pretty much 30% of the flights I take have some kind of delay or an hour or more.

My layover is 1 hour 35 minutes. Delta have told me that they will put me on the next flight free of charge if I end up missing the flight, but this will not be until the next day.. 

1 hour ago, Tracey&Greg said:

I just saw your post. It's really an easy process. When you go through customs they'll take your folder and process you. It's timing but not bad. This coming from my hubby. I saw where your from.. Just being nosey lol my hubby came from Cleveleys lol I hope you packed rock candy

What a coincidence 😂 Small world 

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Passport control and customs inspection are separate functions. 

 

When traveling to any country in the world, passport control is generally always at the point of entry when the next connection is domestic.   

 

In some set ups, customs inspection can be at the final domestic destination. In the last few years, I’ve had domestic connections in the UK, USA, Canada, India, Japan,  Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Schengen Area, and passport control / visa processing was always at point of entry.  

 

The USA, Canada, and I think Australia and India  have customs inspection at point of entry.  The rest, plus EU and Schengen do customs inspection at final destination. It’s pretty easy to do at final destination because the baggage handlers can tell if a bag had an international origin, but this confounds advanced North American countries.   

 

Still, theUSA is very slowly moving toward customs inspection at the last destination.

 

You will have passport control at JFK. You will join a long queue that will take hours for you to reach the head of the line. You will spend 5 to 30 minutes with the officer(s) who examine your passport and the embassy packet you receive.

 

After that I am pretty sure you will collect your checked  bags at JFK, and be expected to recheck them.   Even though in the USA now (at least at SFO and LAX) customs cards are collected passport control instead of after collecting bags (hence my assertion that the USA will eventually have customs inspection to final destination).   Customs is actually quite fast now in the USA (again my experience with this new process is limited to LAX and SFO).  

Well then this is awkward. My connection duration is not a lot of time at all!

If I miss my connecting flight due to immagration/customs would there be a chance I could be moved onto the next flight free of charge? I’m flying with Delta if this helps at all..  

1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

POE will be JFK 

Even though this isn’t my final destination? With previous experiences I’ve never had to go through customs with connecting flights. Customs only came at my final destination as this is where I’m actually leaving the airport and entering the country... 

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

 

 

Some K-1s immediately get sent to secondary screening and some don’t. My wife was not but perhaps that was because I was flying with her and we presented a single landing card since as my fiancée our addresses were the same.  

 

If your layover in JFK is under 4 hours, expect to misconnect.  

 

Otherwise It will be fine.  Safe travels. Hopefully you won’t experience a late spring blizzard.  Colorado and England are similar in that they both experience 6 weeks of summer.  

So in my case, is the POE going to be JFK since that’s where I first land in the US, or will it be Denver as that’s my final destination? 

And I  was out there last summer from June - September and mostly every day was 25 degrees Celsius and up, I don’t know where you’re from in England but for me that’s a very good summer 😂

*I am a UK citizen applying for a K1 visa*

So I put my medical on hold (for like a day or two) whilst I received my tetanus shot and sent the medical practice the evidence. I know I should’ve just had it done there but I wasn’t aware of the trouble it would cause by not doing so until afterwards..

Anyways, that’s all complete, I had my interview and they received my medical results and my visa was approved. But I still haven’t received my updated DS 3025. 

They mentioned to me on an email that they’ll send me a copy by email, but surely I need the original and not a copy? 

Should i pester them until I receive the oringal copy, or will I receive this in the visa package that I have to hand over to immigration authorities when arriving into the country? 

Thanks 

8 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Though going by his profile, his POE is likely Denver (not a lot of transatlantic flights, but there are a few from London, so I'd think someone coming from the UK would normally take one of them).

I’m flying in to JFK and then connecting to Denver 😊

My flights are booked and I’m due to arrive into America from England in two weeks. Im just wondering what the process is once I arrive into the country? Is there a strict interrogation or is it very simple? What has some peoples experiences been? 

Thanks 😊

23 hours ago, VanillaCats said:

First of all, congrats! It took me 2 days from when it said 'issued'  

Thank you so much! I’m just so happy the process is finally over 😅

I received an email today to say that the passport will be delivered tomorrow, so exactly the same as your timeframe!

I had my interview on 26/04/19 and it was approved! I checked the CEAC and it was updated today to ‘issued’. I’m just wondering how long it took people from the point of the status changing to issued for it to be delivered to their address (I chose the express delivery option). 

Thanks! 

UPDATE: 

So I was able to put my medical on hold until I send them proof that I’ve had the shot, and then they’ll send out an updated DS-3025. 

My GP in the end agreed to give me a free tetanus shot, but they were not able to do it until next Thursday. As I didn’t want to wait that long I just went to boots and paid £35 for the shot today and emailed the medical practice proof. 

I doubt they would have been working on my medical Friday-Monday anyways due to it being Easter bank holiday weekend, so hopefully this has only set me back by a day or two at the most. And I saved £5 by getting it done at boots and not paying the £40 at the medical. So I guess I’m the real winner here... haha 

But what you should take from this, just get the shots at the actual medical so you don’t have to stress afterwards 

32 minutes ago, fip & jim said:

 

I don't mind at all. It was hundreds of dollars, but that was for two of us. I can dig the paperwork out if you want a rough guide. There's no way round it now you're past the medical in Knightsbridge. 

 

I emailed about 20 Civil Surgeons (USCIS provide a list of them in the State you'll be moving to, just Google "Civil Surgeon in ....."). Some Civil Surgeons have their fees displayed on their websites, others don't. It took about a month to wait for replies, wait for sufficient time between doses, make the appointment etc. 

 

Most of them wanted to charge for the whole medical again so I ignored those. What they charge can vary widely, there's no regulation really. For example, the one nearest to us was going to charge double the fee of the Civil Surgeon we eventually used. We decided to travel over 40 miles for a surgeon that was willing to sign the forms and give my son some shots he needed to enroll in school. Then I had trouble at our AOS interview because the Interviewing Officer thought we had incomplete medicals because you're only required to submit the vaccination sheet for AOS if that portion is incomplete at the Knightsbridge end. It was her mistake but the whole medical/vaccination part has caused us so much hassle and expense. If I'd known before I would have got the shots done before the medical in London and had it all signed off with the evidence there. 

Do you think I could potentially go back to Knoghtsbridge, get the vaccine and then get the updated vaccine sheet? Or is that out of the question now that the medical has already been competed? 

5 minutes ago, fip & jim said:

Whatever you decide, from this point you will need to find a Civil Surgeon in the US to sign off your vaccines for the AOS. We (me and son) had to get some shots done in the States as there wasn't sufficient time before we emigrated, then pay for a Civil Surgeon to sign the forms. It's a big hassle. I agree with skjourney completely. 

Can I ask how much it cost you to get a Civil Surgeon to sign the forms? And how long this took? 

Thanks