Gulskjegg

Bingo! America is a feminocentric fascist dictatorship, therefore all males are second-class citizens/slaves and guilty until proven innocent. Your wife can, and most likely will, come back to attack you when she gets her life sorted out. Plus there is the possibility that you will be legally or financially liable for her actions at some point. Clearly, her only reason for becoming pregnant was personal gain. You can not logically expect her to give up the most powerful weapon a female has in the American "justice" system...the child.

Your wife has, by her actions, declared herself to be your sworn enemy. Therefore she will destroy you if you give her half a chance. you should consider striking now while you have the high ground. The money you spend on a lawyer now will pale in comparison to the child support and alimony and HER legal fees you might be paying over the next 20 years.

Congrats. I felt alot better when we got the first NOA in the mail, then even better when we got the biometrics appointment letter. if there were any problems with our form I think we would have gotten a notice or request for more proof.

But, a cashed check means you are one step closer!

I think all N-400s are the responsibility of the local office, not the service centers.

Correction, I got the biometrics letter in todays mail, its scheduled for next week. If I had not gotten my NOA letter, I would certainly call the USCIS office in my area. But, you can always ask about that when you do biometrics.

Ok, I just looked at both the NOA and the biometrics letter. The biometrics letter seems to have a bit more info on it, but the LIN number is identical. So, I would not be panicked about not getting it.

Basically, you have the more important letter of the two. But, again, ask about it when you go in to the office.

Ok, we sent in my wifes N-400 on the 3rd of June. On the 9th of June we got a NOA letter. I assume that our application was ok, otherwise the USCIS would not have sent a NOA, but I could be wrong.

My question is, where is the biometrics letter? I thought you got the NOA and the appointment at the same time. Is it two letters? How far apart are the letters? Days? Weeks? Months? Years? I hope we get a letter this week giving us a biometrics date.

Any input would be appreciated.

I cant see how it could possibly backfire on you. You have custody and the divorce is final. The only one that stands to lose is her, even more so in light of the fact you did get custody. That's like only a 10% chance for the father. If it were me I would do all I could to get her deported. Its not like they can deport your or the child. And they cant sue you or anything.

I always use postal money orders, and postal money orders only, due to the fact the funds are available instantly. Checks are good for verification, but maybe it takes a day or two to cash. If you need verification, send the packet USPS overnight, then check the tracking number. Thats what we do and we havnt had a problem.

From what Ive seen, thats true. Working for an American company, not a foreign company abroad.

Canada treats green card holders as American citizens. I know because my wife and I made regular trips into Canada and never had a problem.

Ok, question for the group, or for those that have had an interview already.

We just sent off my wifes N-400 (June 2nd), but our long term plan is her going to school in Canada.

The processing times for our state (Montana) are fairly low (5 months) so I have a question.

We previously wanted to get my wife into college September, 2008 but due to the N-400 we have considered putting it off till January 2009. We HOPE the interview will happen before September 2008 but it may not happen.

So, here is my question, if we send off for my wifes Canadian Study Permit will that adversely affect her N-400? Will any questions be asked at the interview regarding this?

If there is just the remotest chance, we will put it off till 2009. All I can see is some USCIS cretin stamping *DENIED* on her N-400 because she DARED to attend college outside of America.

The USCIS and U.S. gov't in general are far to arbitrary, petty, and spiteful to ignore...unless anyone has any opposing opinion.

Thanks in advance.

Yes my aunt had a little white Ford Fiesta back in about 1982. She upgraded to a Cadillac and the Fiesta sat and gathered dust...until I found the keys. I think I drove that little car the whole summer before I got caught my my uncle. Cops never nailed me, and I never drove drunk, but I did learn how to drive a manual transmission!

Half the stuff we did as kids would get you 30 to life in todays Fascist America

I hear ya. Im not feelin much love coming from USCIS. Under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, and our right to due process, I suggest they change the N-400 to a true "innocent till proven guilty" format. It would look something like this.

Are you still married? (yes) / (no)

End of form.

The science of tyranny is well established. What we see here by the agencies like TSA and USCIS is "acclimation". Or, getting the people used to the idea of being slaves, or more to the point, treated as slaves.

I noticed this in the Former Soviet Union countries. The people there were totally used to being shoved around, abused, and neglected. It sounds weird to us, the baby boomer types, but to kids 10 years old and younger, they have NEVER known a world before the paranoid insanity of Bush's America.

Anyhow, why do claims go to Nebraska? I think its a financial issue. You simply cant have a massive financial clearinghouse in each state. I assume the money goes to Nebraska, or California, or Texas, or Vermont and the moment the check clears it dumped on the local office and the Service Centers dont care much what happens after that.

Show me the money!

Everything else is petty details to the Imperial Federal Gov't. Thats my 2 cents.

Well, my wife and I sent off her N-400 today. She hit year 3 on may 27, but it took us a little bit to sort the paperwork.

I have seen a few other N-400's moving from "check cashed" to "biometrics appointment" within a month or 2. But most of what I saw was California and Texas. Has anyone in the Nebraska area had any response?

We have one small thing in our favor, and that is the fact that the Montana USCIS center has a relatively low declared processing time of 5 months. If anyone has any feedback I would appreciate it.

Yup, verified it from a USCIS form. Thanks all!

We live in Montana, but we dont know if we should file our completed N-400 to Nebraska or the local office here in Helena Montana.

Any ideas?

Ah, ok. Thanks for the feedback guys.

Ok, other names used. I assume that for female filers, this means maiden name before marriage?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks so much for all the input, everyone.

You guys will LOVE this story.

So, I call the US Border Patrol and explain the situation. They say "Yes, we have the records" and they ask for all our info, my passport number, license plate number, my wife's A number, her visa number, her Ukrainian passport number, etc etc.

Then, they call back...and dig this.

"We have all the dates, but we will not give them to you".

I asked if I could come up and offer a Freedom of Information Act disclaimer, IN PERSON, and see the dates.

They said "No".

I cant wait to pay the $700 for our N-400 and GET THE F OUTTA THIS COUNTRY!

Thanks all, Ill keep ya updated.

P.S. This Veteran asks, want to support the Veterans? BRING 'EM HOME!

Ok as per the N-400 they ask to state any trips outside America. We live in Montana and back in 2006 and 2007 we made regular trips into Canada to visit friends in Calgary. We didnt record all the days but now we need them. I tried calling the American border patrol, they took all our information, told us they had the dates, then told us they were not going to give them to us no matter what.

We called the Canadian border patrol and they asked for our license plate number and said they would got through their computer and call us back with the dates.

Does anyone know HOW important this stuff is? Out trips were a weekend at most, and only about once a month. Nothing anywhere near the 6 month limit and nothing getting on a plane or boat.

We are on the verge of just putting "various shopping trips to Canada not exceeding one weekend" on the N-400 then seeing what USCIS does. The only good thing is, the border idiots said the info is all there, so USCIS can (perhaps) just access the computers.

The correct interpretation of the Commandment is "Thou shalt not lie in wait for innocent blood", or in other words, dont murder someone. Killing in defense is perfectly acceptable in the eyes of God. For more on this see Timothy 5:8 "If anyone does not take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse then an unbeliever." Put simply, we are not second class citizens. If someone breaks into your home to do harm to your family, you are fully authorized to correct that person as to the error of his ways. This correction can range anywhere from words, a baseball bat, or a 12-gauge shotgun.

As far as a draft, please see the Universal National Service Act of 2007. This "draft" will include females and males aged 18 to 42...no deferments. This bill has been cruising through congress since 2003 and is waiting for the next "attack" on America. The Selective Service System has also been fully activated, staffed, and funded and is ready to spring into action at a moments notice. If you are a citizen, register as an objector ASAP. If you are not a citizen, be prepared to return to the nation you came from. And everyone, regardless of status, should be prepared to renounce your American citizenship when America begins to recall all subjects abroad for military service.

We just got my wifes 10 year green card a few weeks ago, but had we not gotten it, we still would be filing the N-400. You stand absolutely nothing to lose. Just check the processing times of your local USCIS office and mark the calendar.

I had worried about the whole Nebraska issue as well, and I do agree the illegals rushing in before the vote is a problem as well. But all things considered, it could be worse.

My point being, of all the USCIS service centers, Helena MT has to lowest reporting time. Either way you cut it, early or on time, we should have it al done with by years end.

Like I said, for once, living in Montana pays off!

Well, it looks like your USCIS center reported time is 14 months, but yours took only 10 months.

So if my USCIS center has a reported time of 5 months, we should have ours done in 4...or something to that effect.