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My wife somehow managed to communicate with somebody in the embassy/consulate in DC a few months back as she wanted to know the same exact thing you asked....I do believe they said they wanted us to come in person...can't remember; right now she is out of the country so I emailed her your post, and she replied in Romanian! I'll copy paste what she said. Not sure why she replied in Romanian when the post is in English, and she won't have access to email for a couple of days, so I'll go ahead and paste the romanian text below that she sent me; apologies to those who don't speak romanian...i don't speak it either.

Ciao!

Si am avut aceleasi probleme ca si tine si inca nu le-am rezolvat din motive birocratice. Dupa ce am sunat de la un consulat la altul pentru ca ca nimeni nu a fost in stare sa-mi spuna ce si cum sa procedez, mi s-a sugerat sa ma uit pe site-ul site-ul Ambasadei de la Washington, pentru ca acolo sunt furnizate toate informatiile. Insa din cate ai sa citesti, ai sa realizezi ca iti ceri sa produci "n" mii tipuri de documente pe care ei ti le taxeaza dupa bunul plac si dulcele stil romanesc. Iar chestia care m-a infuriat cel mai tare e ca te pun sa scrii o declaratie pe proprie raspundere cum ca nu ai mai fost casatorit, pe care ei apoi o legalizeaza si iti cer bani pe asta. Cum sa legalizeze o declaratie pe proprie raspundere? Normal, ca sa ia bani. In sfarsit, plina de nervi, am decis sa rezolv aceasta problema anul urmator, cand imi expira pasaportul si va trebui sa-l reinnoiesc. Atunci voi schimba toate actele direct in Romania, intrucat nu cer atatea acte si nici atatia bani. Iar daca ai cunostinte la starea civila din orasul de bastina, treaba dureaza cateva zile. Sau poti face o procura parintilor tai sa se ocupe ei in Romania, in numele tau, de toate documentele. Oricum, inscrierea casatoriei in registrul de stare civila, dureaza, in principiu, cel putin 3-6 luni. Ca sa stii cat ai de asteptat.

Iti doresc mult succes!

Si uite si site-ul minunatei ambasade:

http://www.roembus.org/

after exiting customs I would remove the tag on your bag which indicates it should be sent to a connecting flight

I'm not sure that's the best course of action. A better method might be to take a Sharpie and scrub out the onward destination info. I'm pretty sure that I can imagine what the reaction of airport security to an untagged item of luggage in the secure area would be...

That is my point. Atlanta is different. You must go through security a second time. I will have luggage with a tag for the continuing connecting flight (there is no chance the flight will not stop first in Atlanta) I will also have a boarding pass for the connecting flight. I guess I can make the connecting flight (the one I am not using) for a longer stop over. They should just allow me to then enter the airport from the concourse. I am concerned about my luggage beinf allowed into the airport.

I simply don't understand what your concern is----your luggage not being allowed into the airport? Why would that be? i have arrived from uk with a connecting flight in atlanta using frequent flier miles; since the connecting given by the frequent flyer program was inconvenient, i had booked another flight flight out of that airport; I cannot remember the logistics of it, but I took my luggage from the arriving flight and went to catch my other flight without any problems; is not like security is scanning luggages for reconnecting flights. I do remember thinking though, "I have to go through as if my flight is ending in Atlanta," and that's what I did. I've done the same in Dallas and JFK and never had a single problem.

Hi!

I will be moving in 3 weeks to a different town. I will send my AOS application probably in 8 - 10 days. Which address should i write in the forms, my current address or the address of the place where I am moving in 3 weeks?

Thanks!

Do the change of address forms first! once you send that in, then use the new address because if you're in the middle of the AOS, and then you put a new address, USCIS might send the paperwork to the old address, even though they have the new address on file; it has happened to other forum members; do a search and you will read about that. But before you send in the AOS with the new address, do the AR11 form for the visa holder and that can be done online; then the spouse (american citizen), has to mail in form 865.

my friend asked me to post this question.

His wife has already send her AOS and had her biometrics. They are moving to another state because of his job, and they want to know, when her AOS is approved will the green card be forwarded to their new mailing address?

Thanks

The theoretical answer is that it should; however, as mentioned before, I have seen posts from others that did the change of address with USCIS, and USCIS still sent stuff to the old address, even though they had the new address on file. Is like playing russian roulette, really.

we got quoted prices from 100 to 1100 dollars; most doctors wouldnt just transcribe the medical stuff; they wanted to do a whole physical; bunch of thieves and scammers. We ended up sending the stuff to dr arnold in austin tx and paid the 30 dollars; matter of fact, we sent the 3025 in the AOS, and then we kept reading how people were asked for the 693 at the interview, and we got it done just in case; ended up not using it cause we got approved without interview.

Hi,

Has anybody tried to do a walk-in for biometrics (AOS) in the SACRAMENTO ASC?

My appointment is for Aug-22 which is a Saturday and we have already planned to travel that weekend ...

Thanks!

Patricia

Just go. Most people do walk ins without any problems; and if they have problems is because they office might be crowded and even then they will tellyou when they are not busy. This question is asked daily on the forums and I'm yet to see somebody saying they were refused on a walk in.

Hi,

We are planning on having a ceremonial wedding in the Dominican Rep. in June 2010. Will receiving Advance Parole after getting married in the US allow me to do this safely?

Yes. Once you have the AP, you can travel outside of the usa; the ap allows you to re entry the country. Of course, the entrance is not guaranteed, but most people on here report they go back and forth, my wife included; she got her ap and has been out of the country twice without any problems.

Start reading here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1k3aos

That goes into pretty good details as to what you have to do.

About the social security number, youll have to get it after she gets the green card; you could have gotten it before you married, and changed the name after the wedding.

By the way, if you lost your job, maybe youll have to file with a sponsor to get the AOS process going. Do a search in the forums for that and on the site. All your basic questions should be answered that way.

From previous posters, the main concern has been that they update the address with USCIS, and USCIS still mails documents to the old address, even though they have the new address on file. As a result, these people don't get their appointments or whatever because they were mailed to the old address.

However, for your case---because the old address is a family address, even if your documents were to be sent to the old address, your fiance's parents would get them, and most likely they would inform you about it; the delay happens if you were to move, and the old address had no attachments to you; in other words, if the documents were to be sent to the old address, and nobody is there to say, 'hey, we got your uscis papers, come and get them,' then you're at the mercy of the postal service if they got the notice to forward the mail from the old address to the new address. The delay per se, is not related to the change of address delaying the case. But it happens if for whatever reason, uscis mails the documents to the old address. Again, for your case this would be irrelevant as you got family to inform you of the received uscis mail, if that were to happen.

Yes, please do a search on the forums (walk in biometric appointment) and you will find tons of post on this very same subject; the question seems to be asked on on a daily basis. And yes, you can do a walk in at anytime once you received your appointment letter. And no, you don't have to call anybody to do a walk in.

Biometrics Appointment is on 8/20/2009 in Austin,TX, wonder if I can go early to do a walk in one.

Just try it and see; a lot of people have posted about their walk in experience and don't think i have read a post where somebody said they were not allowed to do a walk in. Most went in successfully. I did it myself and I was in houston. Shouldn't be a problem in ATX.

I think you might find that others have said that as long as you have started the shots, you could send the AOS...And definitely, if you believe the vaccine had a bad effect on you, most likely it did; everybody reacts differently and because I work in the healthcare field, I know of many reports where females had really bad side effects from that vaccine; others supposedly don't have any. But your body knows best.

Now, if you're concerned that not getting the last shot might cause an issue with your AOS, and if your doctor is agreeing with you that you had a side effect, once you know of your scheduled interview, maybe get a note from him saying that you're going to get the 3rd shot, but waiting on side effects to diminish before finishing the series. Of course, doesn't mean you're going to finish the series, but in case that came up in the interview, you got medical proof that you 'intend' to finish the series. Just haven't done so because of medical reasons.

hi everyone i have few questions.

1. where is the mailing address for AOS?

2. how much is the total filing fee...AOS,EAD & AP?where can i find it?and do i need to pay it in one check or segregated?

3. Sample format of AOS Cover letter

4. if the husbands income is above the poverty limit do we still need to send a bank statement..insurance..etc,

i am hoping someone can help me.thanks

1. mailing address should be on the instructions for each form. If you're filling out the forms, most likely you would have read the instructions for the forms, and towards the end of the instructions you will see the address of where to send them...

2. The total filing fee for each form is also in the instructions for each form. Add them all up, and that's the total. You can make one check.

3. For cover letter, we used the following thats posted in this post: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135249 (we changed k3 to k1 of course).

4. And for your last question, we submitted income taxes for the past 3 years, pay stubs, etc; again, all that is in the affidavit of support instructions. And you need to submit that because that's what the affidavit of support requires.

And by the way, you might want to do a search on the forums for the questions you asked because your questions are asked almost on a weekly basis. Also, read the instructions for the forms that you will be filling out for the AOS; they are pretty detailed on instructions.

I thought I would my experience with rescheduling here.

My wife had a biometrics appointment scheduled for July 14. However, she was not in the US at the time, and we were wondering if she should change her return ticket and come back for the appointment. However, after much thought, we decided to reschedule it.

I went personally to USCIS office in Santa Ana, CA, and handed them the rescheduling request. I had included a cover letter explaining her situation that she's out of country for health reasons.

I had spoken to USCIS CSR's a few times, and some of them told me that she needs to have a compelling reason to reschedule the appointment. I told them that she's visiting her home country for health reasons, and they said that's a good enough reason. They asked me to include the reasoning in a cover letter.

After about 2 weeks, we received her new appointment letter for July 29. BTW, I had requested them to reschedule it after July 27. So, I guess they might have taken that into consideration as well.

why didn't you just do a walk in? Sounds to me you went through a lot more hassle than necessary.

Hello

My wife has an appt. for Aug. 6. in South Florida(our hometown), but we are currently in Boston until Aug. 15. Is it better to reschedule in South Florida or walk in with the papers in the Boston office? I prefer to do it in Boston..

Thank you

Walk with the papers in Boston; if they happen to be extremely busy, then they might tell you to come back another time; we had an appt in west palm, but we were in texas at the time, so we did a walk in without a problem.

The reason people complain about the change of address is that many file their new address with USCIS but for whatever reason USCIS still mails their stuff (appointment letters, greencard, ead, etc) to the old address and not the new address, even though uscis has the new address on file; however, since your old address will be a family address, then that shouldn't be a problem as any letters from uscis mailed to the old address instead of the new address will still make it to you, since i'm sure your family will send you the mail.

But if you're planning on moving, you need to change your address, notify uscis, because if you read the requirements, failure to notify of an address change will make you eligible for your case being thrown out. The only time when you wouldn't notify uscis of an address change is if you're moving to a temporary address because of work, etc; for example, when we were in the middle of our AOS i had to move to texas for 3 months, but that was a temporary address, so i still left my permanent address of florida intact, and didn't notify uscis of the new address because the new address was a temporary address, and not a permanent address; i had people tell me i needed to notify uscis, but that was not a smart advice, and obviously, we got the greencard without any problems, even though I was told by some that I had make my case ineligible.

Yes, if you read the forums frequently, you would see that this does happen mainly to those transferred to CSC, and there are quite a few forum members that have been approved with no interview. Us included.

You should not have any problem getting advance parole. Since you probably will not have your GC by then have you looked into getting a visa for Canada? We tried that for a trip we had hoped to take back in June and after paying, getting denied, appealing, etc we gave up and are simply waiting for for the day Trisha will have her GC.

If you're successful getting the AP with the reason that you're going on vacation, please post back as you might be the first one being approved with that AP reason, and I bet many other forum members would love to know. Maybe somebody else got approved with that, but I might have missed that forum post.

I believe we had a letter that said that the case was transferred and it would tell you what office, which typicall is the CSC; if so, do a search on the forums, and plenty of posts on this topic.

On the form you give the reason as to whhy you need to travel; if the letters are proof of the reason, not a bad idea to enclose them; my wife had to travel b/c of business reason so we enclosed the letter that was asking for her presence back in her native country.

question a: it all goes in the same envelope

b: some members will tell you to send in 2, some will tell you to send in 3; i know my friend sent 2 pics and he was ok, and I sent in 3 pics and we were ok. Matter of fact, when I was sending my AOS forms, I read the forms, and i was under the impression it was 2 pictures i had to send in, but couple of other members told me it was 3; i figured best to send 3 just in case, as it doesn't hurt to send additional pics.

c, d, e: I'm too lazy to pull up the forms now, but if you read each form, which you will have to do since you're filing for the AOS, it will tell you how much to send in for each, so you just write a check or money order for the total amount. I'm sure somebody else will reply to your question, so they can inform you of the prices, but if you go to the uscis website and you read the info for each form, then you will get the price for each, and then you just total it; only thing to keep in mind is that if you file your AP in the same package, then is 'free'; if you were to file AOS with just the 485 and ead, and then a month later you decide you need an ap, then you will have to pay for you AP; that's why some people file for their AP no matter what when they send the AOS....Of course, some forum members will tell you that if you have no plans to travel when sending in the AOS, then no need to do the AP. I go by the rule of, you never know what will happen, so file anyway, as if you were to travel.....

Not to beat the horse with the same stick, but the moment that you received your greencard, then your petition is no longer pending; hence, at this point you're done with this process; when you start the next process, which is lifting the status of the greencard or whatever is called, then that's a new process, but for that, you start with a new application, which will have your current address. So at this point, there is nothing to worry about and no need to send an update of your address to USCIS, as you finished this process, and you already alerted them of your move. Matter of fact, pretend that you changed your address now, and go to that online change of address form, and it will specifically tell you that if you have no process pending, then you only complete the online form, and you do nothing else. If you were to be in the middle 'of a process', then it will tell you something else, which i forget at the moment what it is, but since you're no longer in the middle of a process, then you do nothing else, but submit the form. As long as you keep uscis informed of your moves, then you're ok, now that your process is finished for this specific aos stage.

If you received your green card, what petition is pending?

I would just apply and wouldn't waste time contacting USCIS; for every call you make, you will get a different version to your question. Might be best to ask forum members who have applied for the AP without really having plans to travel, and maybe others have applied with your same circumstances; however, my personal experience is that every time we called uscis to ask a question, we got a different response.

Technically yes, but is up to the USCIS's discretion to grant or deny. About 5 years ago I had a friend that went through the naturalization process and she was working out of switzerland using her greencard and would come to the usa for 3 months, and then go back to switzerland for 4-5 months. The person doing the interview drilled her about it, but she still got her citizenship; so really, hard to tell you an answer because we won't be the ones approving or denying your case. Most likely it shouldn't be a problem, but we don't work for the USCIS B)