ericalamb

This is a common question.

The passport does not need to be current for AOS or the AOS interview, it only needs to be valid for 6 months beyond the visa interview date.

If you do leave and the passport expires while out of country, you probably will be denied re-entry.

OK I get that part. BUT do you think immigration officers at the border checkpoint will hassle us when we travel north to our interview. See we´re from Laredo, TExas and before continuing any further north there´s another checkpoint on I'35. This is where i¨m a little scared, maybe those border patrols won´t have a clue what we have in our hands and if they see an expired visa, not an expired passport, they´ll refuse to let us on our way.

HOWDY!

My husband and I are about to interview next week, but it just dawned on me. His mexican passport was stamped by us customs with an expiration date until September 6, 2007, our interview is next week 10-24. Although all is legal, we live in a border town which requires us to cross another immigration checkpoint. I´m afraid that once we´re there, they may not allow us to cross even if we have pending status based on our adjustment of status appointment. I really need some quick advice. I only have a week´s worth of time to solve the problem, if there´s even a problem.

HOWDY,

I´ve never been happier. We got an interview date for October 24, 2007. WHOOP!!! What´s funny though, is that we got an email regarding card production for EAD on September 5, 2007, but no notice in the mail to show for it. Yet, we received NOA for our interview today with a notice date of the 31st of August and no email or update on uscis website. Whatever the reason may be, I´m just ecstatic we have an interview around the corner.

Good luck to all!!

ericalamb

HOWDY,

My husband´s EAD card was ordered for production on September 5, 2007 . All we´re waiting for now is an interview date. We´re hoping it comes soon.

Good luck to all!

ericalamb

HOWDY!

Well we had our biometrics appointment today. My husband and I arrived half an hour early and waited until 8:00am for them to open the doors. Everything went really smooth. We were in and out of the office within half an hour. They make you fill out some information on a form and ask for your passport w/ visa and another form of identification. They took my husband's picture and fingerprints. Phew! Atleast we're done with that

On another note, for all those who are constantly checking to see if their application has already been posted online with USCIS; it seems they release the application to online status after attending your biometrics appointment. I'm thinking that the appointment gives the application a sort of go ahead and it's released for our viewing pleasure. Just like the rest of you, I too have been checking diligently every day to see if there are any changes or updates online, but I kept receiving that same nasty message; application not found blah, blah, blah... , but today when I signed in to check, poof what to my wondering eyes should appear, low and behold that status of our applications (I-485 and I-765).

Hope this alleviates some of your worries. Good luck to all!!!

Is anyone still having trouble checking their status online w/ USCIS? We have our biometrics appointment next Tuesday, but we have no idea what our status is yet. Are you all having the same issue. I also read that someone got a social security card. Don't you have to have the EAD in order to get the sscard ?

ericalamb

HOWDY,

We got our biometrics appointment letter scheduled for July 31, 2007. Woo hoo!! We feel one step closer.

ERICALAMB

Add us to this list. We mailed our AOS and EAD to Chicago Lockbox on June 22, 2007. They were received on June 24, 2007 and the NOA1 date was July 3, 2007. The checks were cashed on July 5, 2007.

My husband and I had a catholic religious ceremony in Mexico before we even went to our interview in Ciudad Juarez. In Mexico a catholic religious marriage is not legally binding. We were able to get married by the church without being civilly married. Only, when we went to Ciudad Juarez for our interview, we said nothing of being married through the church and thankfully we were granted with a K-1. Today we are living in Texas and at the moment we are going through with the Adjustment of Status Process after being married civilly in the US. My question is, should we even mention we were married religously as proof of our marriage in our AOS evidence? DO you all think it'll look bad? Or should marriage license, civil ceremony pictures, bills, bank statements, rent contract be sufficient evidence for our AOS status?

just don't sign anything.

no paperwork, no witnesses signing, no governmental record.

we also wanted to marry in mexico before she left her family for some unknown period of US Gov't AP/GC processing time.

but I wanted her here with me in the states, where I live and work, as soon as possible.

at the time, the K-1 was the fastest route (and, after talking to quite a few of the guys waiting for their wives outside of the consulate in Ciudad Juarez, a much easier/faster process to get her to the US than the K-3).

but if you go K-1, be true. those guys and gals that interview/approve/forward you to the next group, who interview/approve/forward you to the next group, are pretty suspicious folks. if you're going to, forgive me, "LIE" about your marriage, you're going to have to tell that lie a hundred times over...

for us, it wasn't worth it.

she received her fiancée visa 4 months from our initial filing.

we got married in the US.

we'll marry in mexico on our first wedding anniversary, with all her family.. and our son.

good luck

My husband and had a catholic religious ceremony in Mexico before we even went to our interview in Ciudad Juarez. In Mexico a catholic religious marriage is not legally binding. We were able to get married by the church without being civilly married. Only, when we went to Ciudad Juarez for our interview, we said nothing of being married through the church and thankfully we were granted with a K-1. Today we are living in Texas and at the moment we are going through with the Adjustment of Status Process after being married civilly in the US. My question is, should we even mention we were married religously as proof of our marriage in our AOS evidence? DO you all think it'll look bad? Or should marriage license, civil ceremony pictures, bills, bank statements, rent contract be sufficient evidence for our AOS status?

Because my husband had just filed his taxes at the time of sending in the AOS application I had sent in his W-2 and the printed efile forms. I had ordered the tax tanscripts about 2 weeks after his refund was in the account. No problem with getting them. But, in the end no RFE and no need to show the transcript at the interview... Thank you lucky socks.

Are efile tax returns sufficient evidence to send w/ an I-864, along w/ w-2's? I just requested those tax transcripts for the past three years, but i'm afraid of waiting too long before they even arrive. Any suggestions?

My (then) fiancee's DS-3025 was sealed inside the K-1 envelope issued by the consulate, so we never had it in our hands. It went straight the CBP officer at Miami.

When we submitted for AOS, we included a brief letter stating that all vaccinations were completed in the UK prior to the consulate interview, as evidenced by the DS-3025, hence we submitted no I-693A. No RFE was received.

This might be an option if your circumstances are the same as ours.

Best of luck,

G

Would you happen to have a copy of the letter that you sent in lieu of your DS-3025. My husband and I have the same problem. He was given a sealed envelope which was submitted to the cbp officer and we didn't get a copy. It seems we may have to do the same as you. We have an appointment for the I-693A Supplement w/ a doctor, but just to be on the safe side. We'd greatly appreciate your help.

Since my wife had all the necessary vaccinations we sent in the DS-3025 and were approved with no problems.

Would you happen to have a copy of the letter that you sent in lieu of your DS-3025. My husband and I have the same problem. He was given a sealed envelope which was submitted to the cbp officer and we didn't get a copy. It seems we may have to do the same as you. We have an appointment for the I-693A Supplement w/ a doctor, but just to be on the safe side. We'd greatly appreciate your help.

My husband arrived in the US w/ a K-1 visa. Does he already have an A#? Is it the eight digit number on the I-129F visa approval?

Hi! I'm new to this site. I have a question. I'm currently filing AOS and EAD, the EAD requests an alien registration # or I-94 number. Which is which? I'm a little confused as to what numbers I should use. Can anyone help me out?

ericalamb