Adam and Marcela

I had no idea how hard this process was until my wife and I tried to get her here legally. No one gets more angry than her when she sees stories about politicians wanting to give support to illegal immigrants.

They should add a donation button... My wife just got her green card, and this site was the biggest resource in getting the stack of paperwork correct... Thank you vey much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My wife already had a Social Security Number / Card before she came into the county, and received an EAD stamp at the POE (JFK). After arrival she waited two weeks and then started looking for a job (tired of sitting home while I was working). Immediatly she found several job offers (three job offers out of three resume submissions), and took a job near our home. Her social security card has valid only with INS author (she got it several years ago), and combined with the EAD stamp on the I-94 she was hired.

We had filed for AOS and EAD together (mailed the apps on Friday) but can she work during this limbo time? Her employer has not said anything.

Also, we went to a SS office to change her name and they turned us away. The woman at the office said the the registry should not have changed the name on her license until we changed the SS card, and if we changed he name on the SS card before recieving the green card it would take several months, and still say valid only with DHS authorization. She told us to wait until we recived the EAD and the Green Card to change her name on the SS card.

I read on this site that my fiance may be able to an EAD stamp if her POE is JFK. She wants to start working soon after she gets here (she already has an employer waiting to interview her). She is flying first from Hungary to JFK, then JFK to Boston, where I will be waiting. My question is which airport is the POE? Will she go through immigration in JFK or Boston? Should she ask for the EAD, or should she just wait and see if they give it to her?

I'm psyched! This will be next Sunday, September 30th.

I do feel lucky that everything went smoothly. It just seems wrong that when you have a fiance that you really do want to marry that you need to wait so long, and go through so much. It is getting easier for illegal immigrants that for people that want to be legit. It also is much different that when my fiance's aunt and uncle came and were given citizenship automatically because the country was communist then.

I am very excited! I cant wait for her to come!

I just found this site today... after *almost* completing the k-1 process. I had no idea what i was doing when i submitted the original I-129F and have had no problems at all until now. My application received date was March 31, 2007. My fiance just had her interview today, Sept 20, 2007, and was approved. Finally! I have only seen her twice since January! Thats a long time to be away from your fiance (as everyone here knows!).

I have had no problems with the process, the wait was long, but they never rejected us, or asked for more information.

My soon to be wife wanted to fly to Prague, have the interview, wait a day for the visa, then fly to London to see her sister who are currently there. She planned to stay in London for about a week then fly here (Boston).

I sent an e-mail to the Consulate in Prague, where her interview was scheduled, and asked if she could just stay there a day or two and pick up the visa, or if it could be sent to London, and asked how long it would take to get there. They replied to me that she could not pick it up, as the processing time was 24 hours, and they did not have time to hand them out. They said it was not a good idea to have it sent to London, and it would be mailed to Presov, Slovakia (Where she is from).

Based on the information we purchased a airfare from Slovakia to Prague on for the 19th (She had her physical on the 19th) and the return airfare for the 20th at 5 pm. Her interview was scheduled for the 20th at 9 am. The interview went fine, although it was moved to 12pm. When the interview was finished they told her she had to pick up the visa between 9 and 11 on the next day! She asked about the courier service, that they already made her pay about $100 for and they told her that the document was "too important for the service" and she had to come back.

We lost the fare on the plane, had to pay for another night at a hotel, pay for a train ticket (no more plane tickets left for the next day), paid a courier for nothing, and canceled the trip to London. My fiance did not bring sufficient funds for all of this, and ran out of money on her cell phone in the process of making arrangements. We had a lot of trouble finding a hotel, as most were sold out. It was a horrible day for both of us.

Has anyone had similar experiences? I feel that I was lied to by the consulate, and they put my fiance in a bad situation.

I am excited that the time is finally here, and she is coming! I just want to get this story out there, and warn others about the consulate in Prague.

She will finally get here on Sunday Sept 30th!!!!!!!!