MelOe

Same for me, no pending N-400 application, and Texas Service Center as well

Congratulations!! Same for me, I got the same email from USCIS yesterday and in my status it also now says that the card is being produced. Interview was waived apparently. Fingers crossed that everyone else here will have the same luck and soon!

I'm in the same boat as your hubby, don't feel ready for that step yet considering everything. I have resigned myself to not leaving the country in the forseeable future for fear of not getting back in. All I'm hoping now is that there is still someone left at USCIS who is actually working on the pile of RoC applications, and that they get through to the April 2023 filers before our 48 months extensions run out.

Hi all, as promised here is an update on my situation, and I'll include the "technical details" at the end to help other people in my situation find this post and get the information, since I now know I'm not the only one this is happening to. In short, after delaying the review of my waiver for another month and a half the veterinary board finally discussed it and approved the waiver, and I have now received my license and can practice veterinary medicine in the state of Georgia. Here is what I have found out about what is going on: State law in Georgia requires that veterinarians either have graduated from an AVMA accredited veterinary school OR have completed a process to prove equivalency (ECFVG or PAVE) in order to be eligible for licensure. Based on the law the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine has made board rules that govern licensure. The applicable rule (BR 700-2-.02(2)(b) is worded awkwardly. The wording basically states that any graduates from veterinary schools abroad need to have graduated with the title "Doctor of Veterinary Medicine" AND have completed a process of equivalency. This rule trips up people like me, who graduated from a non accredited university and did the ECFVG but don't have the *right* title awarded by their foreign university, as well as graduates from AVMA accredited universities located outside the US, who shouldn't need to prove equivalency but according to this board rule they do need to complete either EVFVG or PAVE. The board is aware of the wording issue of their rule, but they seem to be under the impression that "the legislature" needs to change it. Until that happens they say that everyone who gets tripped up by the wording needs to apply for a rule waiver of BR 700-2-.02(2)(b) and prove hardship if they don't get licensed. The board then rules on waiving the rule to get them licensed.

Hi all! I'm currently in ROC and on expired greencard with 4 year extension letter. I'm a german veterinarian, and have spent the last couple of years going through the ECFVG equivalency examination process to prove that my education is up to par for here, while working as a vet tech in the meantime. I completed the process in December and immediately applied for state licensure to obtain my veterinary license at long last. Now the Georgia State board of Licensing has decided that in spite of meeting all other requirements they can't license me because my german vet school transcripts don't contain the phrases "master degree in veterinary medicine" or doctor of veterinary medicine". They seem to fully understand that if I hadn't graduated from an accepted college I would never have been allowed to go through the ECFVG process established for the very purpose to weed out ineligible candidates, and they also seem to understand that every country has different titles for my profession, but because in their board rules it says a doctor or master degree is necessary they won't budge. I'm now supposed to apply for variance or suspension of the rule and hope for the best in a full board review next month. I'm interested to know if other immigrants in professions requiring licensure have experienced similar difficulties, and how they were able to solve them. I'm trying to figure out what documents I could submit to hopefully help my cause. I have reached out to my german university in hopes they will write me a letter of support, and I've found lists with the different veterinary titles around the world. I also have documents from previous jobs around Europe in which I'm variably adressed as Dr. or have a DMV behind my name. But I'm not sure if it would be advantageous to overload them with such evidence, since I don't know if they will have the patience to go through them or if I would just make them mad. Any opinions or experiences with US professional licensing boards?