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I called Dr. Arnold's office yesterday morning, left a message and Tammie called me back in the afternoon. They raised the fee for $30 compared to $10 that i paid last year.

Hope this helps.

GOD BLESS!

Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the suggestions....called Dr. Arnold, and spoke to somebody in the office and they said they were extremely busy and they would call back. That was monday, no call yet, so we called, left a message.

I learned that Dr. Arnold's office is small, with only the doctor, a nurse, and Tammie. My experience was that Tammie proved to be VERY responsive, especially given how busy they must be with their own regular patient load, I-693s aside.

So i suppose you can't do walk ins there?

Thanks for the suggestions....called Dr. Arnold, and spoke to somebody in the office and they said they were extremely busy and they would call back. That was monday, no call yet, so we called, left a message. Dr. Hairson's office said it was 200 dollars plus any additional vaccines, but they could take a look a the form to see what vaccines might be missing.

I had the same question before filing the AOS, mainly because I was thinking I wouldn't have enough time to go thru the forms and i was concerned i would make a mistake. My friend had gone thru an attorney and spent couple of thousands of dollars, and his advice was, unless you got a complicated case, do a form a day, and you don't need a lawyer. So we went thru a form a week, and they were not as bad as I thought, and we sent the packet and so far, our AP got approved. So my thoughts to you, if you got a simple, black and white case, do it yourself, and come to the forums for questions and answers. Look at the sample forms, and take your time filling out the form. However, if you got complicated case, maybe you want to look at hiring a lawyer. Just to let you know, on my friend's insistence, we called a lawyer as we had a question about the ap, and she gave us the wrong answer.....so no need for a lawyer, when you got this forum.

We got the SS#, then we married, then we went to get the SS# with a new name.

A colleague at work who had gone thru the process couple of years earlier told me to do it that way, as they had gotten married, and then went for the social, and his advice was, 'save yourself problems, and get your social first.' I honestly don't know what's the advantage is, but if you do a search on this forum, you'll see some people do it either way. We just stuck to what was advised.

Thank you so much for the link that is really helpful...

BTW, I came to USA as VWP.. Should I still put K-1 in the class of admission or I should put K-3 since I married to the US citizen last year.

Well, if i was in your shoes, then I would write, K-3 (VWP).

Maybe somebody else in the forums could weigh in.

Most people report the EAD stamp being given at JFK, so if he's coming in through LAX, he probably won't get it. But don't worry, it will probably be useless so nothing to worry about.

Diana

My wife got the stamp at JFK, and unless you got a family member/friend ready to hire your partner for work for 90 days or less, then as mentioned by the other poster, this stamp is useleless, so nothing to worry about.

Hi,

I made the decision to apply AP after I filed I485 in Dec. I would like to know what documents I need to submit and what is "class of admission" on the AP? What should I fill in?

Thanx

For class of admission we put k1. Look for the 131 form in this link and they have a version filled out that you can use as a guide:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=examples

As far as documents, we submitted a typed signed paper stating as to why we were requesting the ap, and why it was an emergency. Since the reason my wife needed to go back was for an official business trip, we submitted a copy of the letter she got, which stated that she needed to be there in march. That's all we sent and it got approved. If you read thru the forums, others have said they have sent hospital information, or information proving that a family member was sick. And a few will say that you don't need to send anything....

I'll add my 2 cents!

I've lived in many cities...Seattle, Boston, Austin, Houston, West Texas (Lubbock), London, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, WEst palm beach, Barcelona, etc....

Definitely, NYC is NYC; no other city in the states comes close to it, although I enjoyed Boston a lot....

Anyway, of all the cities in Texas I lived in, I loved the Austin area. What got me out was the allergies. I was there close to 4 years, and on my 3rd year, i developed the famous cedar allergies, and even though i had a very mild case, it drove me insane. Now, I refuse to take medications, but many other people get around this allergy by taking meds. Not my type of lifestyle. Austin is like a small town, but it has a lot of the amenities of a big city. And as somebody else mentioned, the landscape there is prettier than the landscape in Dallas or Houston. Unfortunately, you do need a car to live there, but if you live in downtown, you can get away without having a car. There is a even a bus that goes to the airport hourly.....might not be as convenient as Seattle living when it comes to public transportation, but SEattle has one of the best public bus systems in the USA.

I'm currently living in Houston, and there are better cities to live in the USA. It does have some pretty neighborhoods, but I'm quite shocked to see the polluted air around the city. It might be a clear, beautiful day outside, but if you go to a building and get on the 30th floor and you take a look outside, you will always see this film of white hanging around the city. Not a pleasant sight. Also, the roads in the city are horrible. I thought there was oil money in the town, but even the nice neighborhoods have some bumpy, terrible roads. On the plus side, texans are great people and lots of good mexican food to have. I've lived in dallas also, and well, don't remember the roads being as bad as in Houston. I think the crime rate is higher in dallas, but again, plenty of nice suburbs to live in. After all, prez bush moved to that area. There is also some nice up and coming areas in downtown,and there's where i was staying at. A lot of 'ritzy' people living there, and as one gal told me, 'you even have to put make up on to go retrieve your mail.' If I was given the choice between Dallas, houston or Austin, I would choose Austin in a heartbeat.

I highly recommend you also browse thru the postings going on at:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/

Lots of opinions there.

In the end, is all a matter of what you're looking for in a city. By the way, my wife has now seen all the major cities in Texas, and she also prefers Austin. Her words were, 'it looks prettier, and it has a unique, cozy feel to it.' I guess the phrase 'keep austin weird' has paid off.

After my fiancee enters U.S. with K-1, I understand that she won't be able to travel outside of U.S.

Can she go to Hawaii? (if we do not have any lay overs in another country)

Once you do your aos, you can apply for AP. If you get approved, she can travel outside the country. And yea, many people will tell you that ap is only approved in case of family emergencies, but ours got approved and there was no family emergency; if you read the instructions for the ap, it says:

"You may apply (for AP) if you are classified as a refugee or asylee and you seek to travel abroad for emergent personal or BONA FIDE BUSINESS REASONS...."

When we filed ours, we stated that we qualified for AP due to bona fide business reasons as stated in the ap instructions. Then we gave our evidence, and it got approved.

Who the heck told you that??? NO ONE on here has ever said that that I've read. K1's can all file for AP and it usually takes around 3 months. If you have a family emergency and need to leave sooner, you can make an infopass appt. and get it quicker.

What's your question, bubba? who the heck told me what? You can read my other post if you're confused:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=177190

my fiancee has a passport from Taiwan. But right now, her and her family live in China. Her family has a house in Taiwan and rent in China. They are there because of work. Is she going to be processed thru Taiwan or China? I'm thinking Taiwan, but just wanna make sure. on the I-129, would i use her taiwan address (permanent) or china address (current)?

Didn't have the same circumstances as you, but when I did my paperwork, I was living in a temporary address; I had a permanent address, and that's what I used. However, I was the petitioner, not the beneficiary. I also didn't list my temporary address anywhere. Hence, I would suppose you would use her permanent address, and i suppose that would go thru Taiwan.

Is really heartbreaking to read your story, while at the same time you read the stories of politicians getting away with crimes that peons like us would be put in prison for, if not given the death penalty.

In the long run, you might be better off in canada.

Best of luck!

After my fiancee enters U.S. with K-1, I understand that she won't be able to travel outside of U.S.

Can she go to Hawaii? (if we do not have any lay overs in another country)

Once you do your aos, you can apply for AP. If you get approved, she can travel outside the country. And yea, many people will tell you that ap is only approved in case of family emergencies, but ours got approved and there was no family emergency; if you read the instructions for the ap, it says:

"You may apply (for AP) if you are classified as a refugee or asylee and you seek to travel abroad for emergent personal or BONA FIDE BUSINESS REASONS...."

When we filed ours, we stated that we qualified for AP due to bona fide business reasons as stated in the ap instructions. Then we gave our evidence, and it got approved.

for question 3:

If you look at the posts in this forum, it seems that most people that came thru jfk got their temporary work permit. For that reason, I had my wife come thru jfk and her passport was stamped with the temporary work permit. And yes, it expires in 90 days.

And yes, if your fiance gets a job upon arrival in the usa and he has the temporary work permit, once it expires, the legal, smart thing to do is to stop working and wait for the EAD to arrive. Some people are lucky and they get employers that hold the job for them, or maybe you know a family member that wants to legally employ your husband for those 90 days that his temporary permit is valid. If that's the case, then get the permit..otherwise, don't know what other advantages having the 90 day permit gets you....but maybe somebody else can enlighten us on the advantages of having the 90 day work permit.

She is living with her parents now but will move to her company's dorms in about a month and a half. She is afraid that there's a problem because she will live in a different location than is on that form when it's time for her interview.

Should she just fill it out as she lives now or what?

I would continue using parent's address as the dorm address would be temporary and if she changes it to that, the risk of losing incoming documents from the consulate is greater. Of course, just make sure she doesn't go to the interview and says, 'by the way, i'm living at such and such place, but when we filed, i was living with parents. Is this a problem?' From my own experience, because of work, i live in temporary addresses for a period of 2 to 3 months, and i just used my permanent address, and never mention my temporary addresses. So far, not a single problem.

Just to update, we got our ap approved letter today, along with the ap document! All came through the mail.

I just got approved the other day, but I do have a concern lurking about that won't go away...

Way back in September when I went for my biometrics, I had to do it under my maiden name because I didn't have proper ID in my new name (according to them - even though I brought my passport - in my maiden name, letters from the Social Security office, social security card in my new name, bank statements in my new name, but... I forgot my damn marriage certificate!). The friggin' security guard wasn't even going to let me through (I was getting VERY upset) until one of the women there was kind enough to say, "Don't worry about it, we'll just put it under your maiden name and you can just change it at your interview."

BUT, in November, my case was transfered to the CSC and it was approved without an interview the other day. Now I'm very, very worried that it will arrive with my maiden name. Can I change this? Can I still work, even if it has the mistake? What should/could I do?

They have been sending me out notices with my new surname though... So this is why I am a little confused.

Oh, and another question: I have two middle names... Will they put both middle names on it or just the first and use the initial for the second? I only ask this because the notices they have been sending me have: [First name] [First middle name initial] [surname].

First thing....back when I worked in HR, if you ever changed your name, then you needed to show the court document that showed that, such as the marriage license. Bank statements or social security card didn't count.

Anyway, even if you get your EAD with your maiden name, as long as you show your marriage certificate at your place of employment, it shouldn't be a problem. My friend had a similar issue a couple of years back, and that was not a problem; don't think the rules have changed in that regards, so you should be fine.

Hello....

First to clarify, Because of my work, my wife and I travel to Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. We have been randomly calling civil surgeons that we found on the uscis website, and so far, all that we have called mentioned that they need to do a full physical, and their prices are at least 220 dollars; from what I read in the forums, I know that a full physical is not needed, unless it was done more than a year ago; my wife's was done about 6 months ago, so I suppose these doctors are just trying to milk money.

Does anybody know of any surgeons in any of these three cities (houston, dallas, san antonio) that charges a cheaper price and is not demanding to do a full physical?

thanks so much!

We started talking online in october of '07, we met in person in january of '08 and have been together ever since, so aside from about 2 months worth of instant message archives in november and december of '07, we dont really have any "documented proof of an ongoing relationship" (there's no need to call each other or send letters or emails when we are living together, right?) Is this proof of ongoing relationship essential to include in the I-129F package? We do have photos of us from thoughout the last year, but as I said before, nothing on paper. We have all our ticket stubs from flights and what not to prove we were in the same place at the same time, does this fall under the proof of relationship catergory or just the proof of having met catergory? Is there a chance we will get denied if we dont have any solid proof?

For proof of having met in person, we sent plane tickets and photocopy of my passport with the page that had the stamp when I entered my fiance's country. At the time, i stayed at her place, so when i sent in my stuff i was worried because i thought that wouldn't be enough, and maybe i should have had some hotel proof. I got approved so my worries were irrelevant.

For ongoing relationship, I submitted photos of us together, and they were dated, along with some postcards I had sent to my fiance at the time; since we use gmail, we filtered the emails, and we took screenshots of the last 2 months of emails. When my fiance (now wife) went for the interview, she told me she only saw them looking at the pics, and didn't even bother to see at the other stuff we sent in. They did ask for my tax returns, and we had that ready. So relax and send in what you have. I think what really matters is that you can prove that you met in person, and that you can support the fiance.

and i cant get intotruble for voluntary wrk can i?!

Thanks

If you're not getting paid for it, nope, shouldn't be a big deal. I'm a naturalized citizen and I used to volunteer at many places even before my aos papers were sent. So voluntary work is not a problem.

Is it any easier (or harder for that matter) to get a visa to travel anywhere once my fiance gets a green card? She is from Indonesia and it is not easy for people there to get travel visa's to anywhere outside of south east asia...will she be able to get a visa for foreign travel prior to getting a US citizenship/passport?

Thanks.

No, is not any easier. When she gets her greencard, she is still an indonesian citizen, so if she wants to travel to canada for example, they will look at her Indonesian passport, not her greencard. Life will be a piece of cake once she has the american passport. Until then, all she has is her Indonesian passport.

Hi, I have decided that I will use my AP to travel if I don´t receive the GC soon. I am looking at my AP document and I have a doubt: It says my country of birth but there is nothing in the spaces about city and province of birth. Is it normal to have these blank spaces?Seems to be.

I would also like to know If I must surrender my expired I-94 ( It is for a K1 visa) to the airplane company when I leave the USA Yes and If in the POE they keep one AP document ( I have received 2). Upon return they stamp and retain one of your AP documents, you retain the other documet - nothing is done on departure.

Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!

I always wonder how come they say that if you leave before your ap is given, then this might be considered as abandoning your case; yet on departure, they don't do anything with the AP. How would they know you left the country without your ap?

For the biometrics appointment, you can also do a walk in, anytime, anywhere. Our appt was in the south florida area, but as we were in texas, we went to the local ACS office in the houston area, and got it done a few days before the scheduled appt.

What do you answer for, when did you first met in person?

why k-1 and not k3?

please help me with some nice & good answer plz.

thanks alot

We answered as simple and plainly as possible with: We met in person for the first time on such and such date, and such and such location, while we were both working at such and such place.

Hello, I have completely filled out the G-325a form (all the pages..) on my computer (PDA form) and saved it when I thought I was finished with it. After reviewing it I found out that I need to make a minor change to it, however now that I have saved it, it will not let me make any changes to it/type inside the box anymore. Is there anyway to change this, or do I have to fill out all of the pages again?? Thanks a lot. Josh

I just tried it on my computer and i can change the text after saving it; i did notice however, that when i opened the document with my nitro pdf reader, i wasn't able to make any changes; however, when i did it in adobe, no problem.