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2 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

I was wondering how you managed to pull off this crime spree with everything closed and everyone at home 😂😂

Hahaha nope! 😂 The only thing in my crime history is a traffic offense from when I was 15 regarding a bicycle accident. <- even this is not in my record.

2 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

If you did all this horrible stuff after your green card was approved yes

If not, no

 

I’ve been stuck at home in self quarantine after i got my green card so I guess I’m good! 🤣

Really the previous overstay was the only thing I was worried about haha

Thank you

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

They way I've had it explained to me is that technically only USCs* (there are some edge cases to more than just USCs here too) are guaranteed entry. Anybody else must be determined admissible.

From a practical standpoint, there's nothing to worry about here. Occasionally an LPR may go through secondary inspection (especially if their green card is expired), but being admitted is not an issue except in those rare circumstances.

@geowrianThank you again for your answer! 
I think I’m just over worrying about this as I’m a conditional permanent resident (if that makes any distinction with LPRs), and this is my first trip abroad after obtaining green card. 
you’ve been very helpful, thanks again!

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

You are still subject to inadmissabilities. At the same time, worst case is you can be paroled instead of admitted while an immigration judge determines your admissibility. Unless there is something very serious like misrepresentation to obtain LPR status, a criminal inadmissibility, etc., it's not something to even worry about. They are not regularly denying (or paroling) LPRs at the border.

The biggest issue with trips over 6 months is if you are actually living abroad and they believe you have abandoned permanent residency within the US. A single 6+ month trip abroad generally is not an issue, but multiple ones can raise suspicion.

@geowrian Thank you! I think I’m pretty much on the safe side then. The only thing I was worried about was the previous unlawful presence as I was 100% honest with everything throughout the process. 
 

I have another question, are LPRs still subject to inadmissibilities if the trip abroad is less than 6 months? Or are they exempt from inadmissibility in that case?

TYI

9 minutes ago, geowrian said:

You are not subject to the 3 or 10 year bars as an existing LPR.

@geowrian Thank you for your reply! 
But would I still be subject to all other inadmissibilities like health, misrepresentation, false claim to US citizenship, crime history and etc if I come back from a trip longer than 6 months?

Hi everyone,

so I successfully completed AOS and received my conditional green card.

The only inadmissibility that would’ve applied to me was previous unlawful presence because I overstayed VWP for more than 6 months but less than a year. I know that unlawful presence is ‘overlooked’ for immediate relatives of USCs but is not completely ‘forgiven’.

To my understanding, when LPRs enter the country at a port of entry, they’re not applying for admission but are just presenting themselves to inspecting like USCs, so they don’t need to prove to CBP that they’re not inadmissible. BUT when a LPR comes back from a trip longer than 6 months, I heard that they’re subject to all inadmissibilities like non immigrants or AOS applicants. Is it true? 
If it is, am I subject to a 3 year bar since I overstayed for more than 6 months and departed the US? 
 

TYI

59 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

Ask your bank if they could provide you with a Statement,  called "Personal Signature Card Addendum - Add Owner(s)".   That the statement your wife and you should've signed when she added you to the bank account. 

 

here is an example. The look f the form will vary, form bank to bank. US bank, for example, had a lot of info on our Statement - our DOB, SS#, addresses, date when I was added to the bank account and etc...

Anyway, I believe each bank should have something like that on the  record....

Thanks a bunch! I remember we had to sign that form when she added me to the account, will definitely try to get it.

5 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

That doesn't sound like a joint account.  Regardless, you can only submit the evidence you have.  You could submit both sets of statements along with an explanation.  Shared financials are important, as is shared property and expenses.  

It is indeed a joint account, we have debit cards for both of us and we have equal rights/access to the account, and the two sets of statements show the exact SAME transactions. For AOS, we submitted a letter from the bank confirming it is an active joint account and a direct deposit from with both names along with the two sets of statements. The bank said since she was the sole “primary” owner of the account before she added me, the statements only have her name, even after I was added as a joint owner. They admitted it was a technical issue and said they’ll work on it.

I just want to make sure it’ll be accepted and I’m panicking! 😭

P.S. it is fifth third bank if that’s any information.

5 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Should be fine.  In our case, my wife and I actually maintain two separate accounts, but we are each joint owners of each other’s account.

 

Good Luck!

Thank you! But in your case, wouldn’t it be considered as having 2 joint accounts instead of separate accounts?

So, I’m aware of the huge importance of documents showing commingled finances when submitting ROC.

My wife and I have a joint bank account but the statements only show my wife’s name on it even though the account is jointly held by us. This is the only account we have, and we handle everything with this account (bills, groceries, direct deposits, etc).

We inquired the bank about it and they said they couldn’t produce statements with both names on for technical reasons and they provided us with bank statements with MY name on it in a different format showing the exact same transactions with the statements that have my wife’s name on it. For AOS, we submitted those TWO sets of bank statements in 2 different formats with each set showing each name. They accepted it as evidence and we got approved.

So we do the same and submit 2 sets of statements this time for ROC, will we be fine??

Any help is much appreciated, thank you.

1 minute ago, Nitas_man said:

Yeah go for it.  For now do your best to make sure everything’s jointed but really we have never been questioned or had comments made about how we choose to allocate things.  Both names on everything (except for that super-secret personal account LOL)

Yeah, we’ve been trying to get both our names on every documents we may have. Our bank account statements show only my wife’s name as the “primary owner” even though it’s jointly held by us. So I had to get the same statements with my name on it in a different format and submit the two stacks of statements in two different formats showing the exact same transactions with each one having each name on it for AOS. 
I’m assuming it won’t be an issue for ROC since we passed AOS?

4 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

At one time we had 5 checking account including one each for each kiddo that we both were on OH and she has always had her own personal account lol. 
Direct deposit?  Was shotgunned into all 5.

 

You’re overthinking this.  What you want to do is very common.  
 

They just want to see both names on bank accounts, credit cards, leases or deeds, loans, phone plans, auto insurance, health insurance, matching address on drivers licenses, beneficiary forms, and if possible utilities.  Then don’t care what goes where, they just care that its all tangled up together lol.

Thank you so much for your detailed answer. I’ve been hesitant to open another account for the past couple weeks over this.. This finally gives me peace of mind! 

Just now, Nitas_man said:

Our experience:  they don’t seem to care how many joint accounts you have

Thank you for sharing your experience! Did you guys have your incomes deposited to one account or multiple?

Hi everyone,

My wife and I currently have a joint bank account and she gets all of her income deposited to the account and we handle everything with this account. Bills, groceries, payments, etc.

I don’t have a job yet but am planning on getting one soon. To facilitate managing money between us, I was thinking about opening a bank account with another bank of which my wife would be the joint owner.

Would having another bank account and having my income deposited there cause a problem when filing a removal of conditions so should we just stick to the account we already have?

Or will we be okay as long as we’re joint owners of both accounts?

Thank you very much in advance!

Yes, the IO mentioned about the overstay but said it was okay since I’m married to a USC. I just wanted to make sure the prior overstay won’t play a roll in the future even if it was overlooked at the green card stage. Thank you!

Hi guys,

I received my conditional green card several months ago after overstaying my esta over 180 days but less than a year. (I’m from France)

I am planning a trip to France for a little over a month but am freaking out because I think my prior overstay could be held against me despite the fact that I received a green card.

Is there anything I should be worried about regarding traveling outside the country? Or am i just overthinking and will be fine?

Any help will be much appreciated guys..

thank you!!

6 hours ago, Tomsuzy said:

That’s great! We are actually getting married in America in Utah this May! We won’t be leaving for Korea until September. 
but we will be visiting the temple there often!

 

we are planning to file as much as we can, but bring more evidence to the interview. Do they typically allow extra evidence? 

Yes, typically at the start of the interview or at the end of it, the Immigration officer asks to see more evidence you’d like to submit.

3 hours ago, Tomsuzy said:

No, arranged marriages are not common. We are both Mormon, so it’s a Christian wedding ceremony, but our faith places special emphasis and symbolism on marriage in our places of worship.

That’s fantastic! I myself was a mormon in Korea. So I’m assuming y’all are getting married at the shinchon temple, congratulations! It’s such a beautiful place.

So long as you are ready to answer questions as to why you were living separately during that timeframe and had a legitimate reason to do so, you will be just fine. And the evidence you are planning on submitting seems enough to me. Make sure to bring more bona fides generated after filing to the interview.

Also, chances are you’ll get your interview notice while you guys are in Korea, USCIS doesn’t care whether you’re in the country or not. Make sure to have someone check the mail for you after you get the status update on the website.

I hope the best for you guys! Good luck!

What kind of religious wedding do they do in Korea? 
Are arranged marriages a common practice there?

Hi, I recently got my green card after getting AOS approved and today I applied for a SSN for the first time.

I just tossed the application receipt when I got it at the office. When I came home and looked at the details, I noticed that my name is backwards on the receipt!

Let’s say my name is John Doe, however the letter says Dear Doe John.

Has anyone experienced this? Is the last name supposed to come first? Or was it the worker’s mistake?

please help!

Thank you

@Donald120383, @risky_fox thank you for your answers. But I’m seeing contradicting information everywhere..

anyone has a clear answer on this please??

Hi everyone,

a month ago I received a courtesy letter asking us to bring a signed I-693 to an interview. But we didn’t get an interview notice yet.

Would it be safe to do my medical exams next week not knowing when our interview is? I’m not sure if the validity of I-693 is for 2 years or 60 days since we didn’t submit it with the original application.

Thank you!!

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

There is no law which requires a SSN to be added.   I would have a talk with the supervisor.  I know that some carriers will create a temporary number until the spouse gets a SSN......

We did try to talk to a supervisor but they confirmed that it’s their policy... idk what to do 😭

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

I see no reason a spouse would not have health insurance by the time of AOS interview.......

My wife has health insurance through employer but the HR department of the company wouldn’t add me without SSN

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

 

Thank you!

9 minutes ago, missileman said:

The new I-944, which will apply to AOS applicants in 9 days, addresses health care insurance........

We already submitted the application so we didn’t have to use the new form I-944.

Would it still apply to aos applicants who didn’t file i-944?