Converse34

I never received that notification when my case got transferred to CSC. It's like from transfer notice to approval notice. No updates that it was pending at all. They just approved it. Don't worry, your cases are still in CSC and not back to your local offices and hopefuly you'll get approved very, very soon.

Good luck all!

--Mae

Thanks! Yes, I hope we are approved soon!

I would DEFINITELY apply about 2 weeks after the POE. Some people have waited too long after the I94 has expired but BEFORE they received EAD or their CG and have then had trouble receiving one. Depending on where you live, but generally you need SSN to get a driving license, bank accounts, utility bills in your spouses in name (helps for AOS interview).

So without a doubt, apply before in the maiden name. Get married and then go back and change the name, if you have a good office, it is pretty painless. But if you live in an area where they may not see a lot of K1s, bring all of your documentation with you.

Fabulous! Congrats!!

Congrats!!

So when does everyone recommend applying for jobs? I don't want my husband to apply too early, because sometimes these things move quickly, and it would be heart breaking to get a job offer and then have to say, oh btw, I haven't received my EAD/GC yet... and then it is a lost opportunity. Based on our estimated timeline on VJ, we should have the EAD about 4 weeks from now. I was thinking to start applying another 2 weeks, what did you all do?

Hi ... I was transferred back to my local office (I'm presuming) on 02/10/08 from CSC.

Does the letter specifically say it was transferred to your local office? Or does it say your case is pending to the office which it was transferred? If its the latter it just means that CSC has received your cased.

Okay .. this is what it said ...

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

Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

The I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS was transferred and is now pending standard processing at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you.

I took this to mean that they transferred me back to my local office (considering that I was transferred to CSC at the end of December) ?? I'm confused ???

See I got the exact same thing today too. I thought that at first, but some people here said no... That typically this notice is received 5 to 7 days after being transfered...

I just got an email update.

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

Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

The I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS was transferred and is now pending standard processing at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you.

I was transfered to the CSC, does this mean I have been transferred out? Will we still need a interview - anyone know?

I got the same update and my best guess is that it means the paperwork has been transferred to your local office. I'm still hoping a letter will show up in the mail with some more details. Can't say for sure, but from what I've been reading... those with cases at local offices do seem to end up with interviews. Still, when it comes to USCIS you never know!

I received responses from some others indicating that it is still at the CSC, but generally people were receiving this 5 to 7 days after the transfer! Ugh, it's probably been sitting untouched all that time! A few others had a long time too and started to receive some touches after this notice. Never received the hardcopy of the transfer to the CSC.

as you can see from my signature , I had this message almost a month after i got transverd too ,

and lately I been getting more touches

OK Nice! Maybe it's close then. BTW, I never receieved a hard copy transfer notice. Maybe it will come now that someone looked at it again...

It is my understanding that you get this message when CSC recieves the case and for most of us it was 5-7 days give or take a day after the transfer. It is a little odd you got this message over a month later.....

Ugh! I hope it hasn't just been sitting all this time. Thanks for the info.

I just got an email update.

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

Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

The I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS was transferred and is now pending standard processing at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you.

I was transfered to the CSC, does this mean I have been transferred out? Will we still need a interview - anyone know?

I just got an email update.

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

Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

The I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS was transferred and is now pending standard processing at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you.

I was transfered to the CSC, does this mean I have been transferred out? Will we still need a interview - anyone know?

Any Jan filers receive AP or EAD yet? I am very early filer and transfered to the CSC by not action since our bio appointment on 1/25. My husband is anxious to start applying for jobs, but obviously timing is key!

Sure, but this is a private message board, with rules.

You told the OP to break the law. Goes against the TOS here.

I didn't tell him to do anything. I merely stated what I did. Surely that is allowed.

Oh please. If it is a normal person who isn't the CEO of a fortune 500 company, but just a normal person, are they seriously going to be audited? The IRS doesn't care about small fish, they are too busy investigating large amount of money. Don't be so dramatic.

If you are happy to break the law do so, but why assume others would follow your lower standards.

The chance of the normal worker getting audited in 2007 was 1%. My step-son, just an ordinary working guy, got audited a few years back and he had followed your method, they won't audit the small guy. He sure as hell wished when they finished he had declared the income from his side jobs which he thought they would never find. Back tax plus penalties can be a killer, he is still paying back the money I loaned him to get out of the mess.

I'm not assuming anything. I'm just saying what I did and what worked for me. That is allowed, right? I mean people post topics on this site because they are looking for answers, not that they need to spend money on outside services. So we all offer our opinion and the OP can decide from there.

Sometimes everyone on this site recommends being 100% honest with everything and sometimes it back fires and causes more trouble then it is worth. Look at KJC's post here. Or other posts where people have admitted to using drugs and their visa has automatically been denied. Sometimes omission saves a lot of unnecessary hassle.

Not declaring all your income on your tax return isn't an 'omission' - it's fraud.

You broke the law, so no, it's not OK to advocate it to others, on this board anyhow.

This is america. I am allowed to state my opinion.

The place I'm working with is great. The bar owner said that basically we can cut off the open bar whenever we like. But I'm also thinking about handing out 2-3 tickets that would be worth a free drink, and once they are used up they have to pay for their own. That way it might control the double/triple fisting of drinks that happens at pretty much every wedding open bar I've been to (and I'm guilty of it too).

It's very important, as our familys combined could easily drink us into several years of debt :-p

Can you negotiate so that is a true open bar - meaning you pay x per person and they can all drink as much as they want? Usually works out easier and much cheaper, plus then you don't have to worry about shutting it off.

Oh please. If it is a normal person who isn't the CEO of a fortune 500 company, but just a normal person, are they seriously going to be audited? The IRS doesn't care about small fish, they are too busy investigating large amount of money. Don't be so dramatic.

If you are happy to break the law do so, but why assume others would follow your lower standards.

The chance of the normal worker getting audited in 2007 was 1%. My step-son, just an ordinary working guy, got audited a few years back and he had followed your method, they won't audit the small guy. He sure as hell wished when they finished he had declared the income from his side jobs which he thought they would never find. Back tax plus penalties can be a killer, he is still paying back the money I loaned him to get out of the mess.

I'm not assuming anything. I'm just saying what I did and what worked for me. That is allowed, right? I mean people post topics on this site because they are looking for answers, not that they need to spend money on outside services. So we all offer our opinion and the OP can decide from there.

Sometimes everyone on this site recommends being 100% honest with everything and sometimes it back fires and causes more trouble then it is worth. Look at KJC's post here. Or other posts where people have admitted to using drugs and their visa has automatically been denied. Sometimes omission saves a lot of unnecessary hassle.

To me, unless you are earning tons of money a year, you are really just opening the door for potential issues by even declaring your UK income. I see NO possible way it can be traced, and you already paid tax in the UK, why mention it?

How about it is a Federal offence not to.

How about if you get pulled for an audit and something in that traces back, for example a money transfer from the UK and they start asking questions about it. If you have ever been audited you would know it is like the Spanish Inquisition and you have to prove what you tell them.

How about if you have paid tax on it in the UK you legally don't have to pay tax on it in the US anyway, so why lie on your tax return.

How about suggesting in these forums people commit criminal offences isn't really a good idea, what you do is your choice.

Oh please. If it is a normal person who isn't the CEO of a fortune 500 company, but just a normal person, are they seriously going to be audited? The IRS doesn't care about small fish, they are too busy investigating large amount of money. Don't be so dramatic.

Yes well I hope my interviewer is cool like that too.

Does anybody know if you can be added to the utility bills without SSN#???

Yes, I added my husband onto Comed. All they asked was for his name, I could've said it was Micky Mouse. They did nothing to verify it. My name was still on the account - but now it was addressed to both of us. I know this varies from place to place, I would try calling a few times if you don't like the answer you are getting. We needed this so he could be added on my accounts (they insisted they need proof of address and that a lease with his name on it was NOT good enough). We also used it at the DMV. If they ask for SSN, just say that it hasn't come in the mail yet, but once you get it, you will call back with it. We did this at our bank and it was no problem.

Converse - I think most of that may just be your personal experience, as every UK wedding I've been to has had an open bar (or, rather, selected drinks served - either way, the alcohol was free), a full, sit-down meal and thank you notes! Sounds like you've known a few couples in breach of proper etiquette! I also had my bridesmaid gift given to me by the bride and groom. However, you are correct in that we do not have bridal showers.

I don't like the sound of the garter tradition, either. I'm certainly not including anything like that!

Well of course, the only thing I have to go on in this world is personal experience

I was just listing some of the differences I noticed from the weddings I went to in the UK and a little bit of cultural differences when planning my own wedding.

I lived in Manchester for 6 years and a cash bar def seems to be the norm. They might put a few hundred quid behind the bar and when it runs out it is out, but otherwise it is cash (which is fine by me when we have a reception later this year!)

I just don't think Thank You notes in general are as valued in the UK as they are in the US. We sent a huge package to England for xmas, all of Conrad's nieces and nephews, not ONE thank you note. My mother would have forced us for sure to send one back.

If you have paid UK tax on your UK income that can be offset against US tax. If you claim the UK tax back you then might be liable to US tax on those earnings.

Ignore that bit I was thinking you had earned the money in the UK while you lived in the US.

For your UK earnings while you lived in the UK you can claim the foreign earned income exemption, which is for 2007 $82400 a year. So in the year you came to the US it would be $84200 divided by 365 multiplied by the number of days you lived in the UK. That is how our account worked ours out when we moved over in 2006.

To me, unless you are earning tons of money a year, you are really just opening the door for potential issues by even declaring your UK income. I see NO possible way it can be traced, and you already paid tax in the UK, why mention it?

Well, I have now been in the USA since my wedding last July. I have been working since October 1st and I got my conditional green card last week!

It is of course tax return time, and the accountant my wife uses is not familiar with the implications of immigration.

Are there any forms or procedures peculiar to me that I need to know?

I have the proceeds of my house sale in my UK bank (not high interest, maybe a bit but not much), I worked from January to July in the UK and paid income tax. I didnt yet fill out the form for the uK Inland Revenue declaring myself gone, so no refund.

I have paid the highest rate of tax on my income.

Will there be any issues with any of this that anyone can think of?

Thanks,

Rob

I would only worry about funds you have in the US. If you have the proceeds of a UK house sale and you have in the bank in the US and are earning interest, you need to declare that income. Otherwise, I would not worry about working in the UK from Jan to July.

I moved back to the US in Sept 2005. I only declared on my 05 return the money I eared from Sept to Dec in the US. Also, I never said I had left the UK either, but I ended up getting a refund of about 600 quid.

I filed using www.taxact.com It is free to complete and efile your federal return and about $15 to complete and efile your state (which you don't have to do).

I am sure, a Saudi man can give flowers to his wife as a gift. I hope, someone from SA can confirm it.

"Religious police in Saudi Arabia are banning the sale of Valentine's Day gifts including red roses, a local newspaper has reported."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7239005.stm

Hey, don't be discouraged! LOTS of people on this site have had HUGE problems with SSN and the DMV. I am a USC and have numerous issues with these things. Once you get your EAD, which should be before your DL expires, just go back and show them the EAD and the document that shows EAD is sufficient to have a full license. You just have to do your homework and be prepared with these people. Keep us posted!

Here are some of the differences I noticed between UK and US weddings (I'm Italian from the Northeast, so we have our own style)

UK

Cash Bar

Finger Food

Lack of Thank You Notes from the Bride and Groom

No Bridal Shower

Rehearsal Dinner?

Best Man buys Bridesmaids gifts?

US

Open Bar

Full Dinner

ALWAYS Thank You Notes

Bridal Shower is for gifts/Wedding is for Money

Always a Rehearsal Dinner

Bride and Groom buy gifts for their bridesmaids/groomsmen

I didn't do the bouquet toss or the garter. We did incorporate a Celtic tradition of a "hands ceremony" where the officiant wraps both of your hands with a ribbon (or the family tartan). We opted for that even though it was a new tradition for us.

We had our last dance as New York, New York. Mainly because we loved the Peter Kay comedy act.

I have had so many problems with comcast over the last 2 years. I still have them for cable and internet and vonage for our phone. I think a lot of our problems are because we live in an apartment building. Just be prepared with patience and for people who really don't know what they are doing. I haven't switched to any other provider because I think they are all the same.