christera22

Hi, 
I am an us citizen. I am supposed to travel to India through quatar around March 15 and return around 25 th.
I am a little nervous about this in the recent political scenario with our President. As I am feeling another government shutdown can lead to airports shutdown.
I am not sure if I should cancel the ticket.
 
Any suggestions will be highly appreciated. 

Hello JimmyHou , my name change letter just came ...in 5 days after Oath. Came from Office of Clerk - United States District Court. They made me sign this paper during the naturalization interview. So basically its a Homeland Security paper, was signed by me during interview and then signed and stamped by my city court clerk and sent to me. Just an update as i promised. Thanks

Hi JimmyHou, yes thats what the court clerk told me .... and she also said it would take around 3 days ....but I also found this http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/461212-name-changed-at-naturalization-did-not-receive-the-name-change-certificate-court-order/
If you go down to member mrs.sr, , she says "
Received the name change certificate today, 15 days after the oath ceremony.
FYI, Since the oath ceremony was not at the court house( but performed by a judge), USCIS sends the name change petition to the court house. The court house then records the name change, signs it and sends it back to USCIS. USCIS then mails the copy to us. Hence the delay.
You can always request a certified copy from the court house. It's is $11 here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin"
Interesting concept ... I will update as soon my letter arrives... Thanks so much... Thanks Kerrin, M.A.C & paribest.

Hello all,
Wanted to post my interview experience today at Cincinnati. I applied based on 5 year permanent residency and got my Permanent residency through marriage with an USC. I reached there about 10 mins before interview. there were some road constructions. I has to wait to for about 20-25 minutes after checking in but they were backed up a little and I needed a little rest to myself too . The IO was very down to earth and asked me to put my belongings down as he put me to a oath. After checking my Green card and passport , He asked me these as follows :
a)my Name
b) My date of birth
c) My address
d) my phone number
e) about if I have any children
f) went fast through the several YES or NO questions making me answer
g) asked a little about my employment, my wife`s profession and if I had any children.
He was very sure about my selective service non eligibility and though I was ready with my letter , didn't want it. Then he straight away went to he reading section and wanted me to read a line and dictated a line , which was piece of cake. Then he courteously went to the civics question. I answered the first 6 right and passed it ... I had a name change ..he asked me whether I still want it and made me sign a paper and directly gave the date and time of the oath ceremony on a a paper.... told me to take passport and green card to oath ceremony. Also gave me the paper saying I passed and recommended for approval. He asked me no original of what I had sumitted as evidence apart from my passport, green card and my state driving license.
It was less than 25 mins for the whole process and I have my oath ceremony by this week too . Very down to earth and best IO I have ever seen.
Very nice experience...thought someone may benefit from this... I would be open to private messages and questions if some one has any .. This is link to my earlier post ...it will show you what I submitted as evidence
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/569294-few-questions-before-filing-n400please-help/#entry7844346
Thanks to all Visajourney members who has supported me through this journey

Hello all,
Wanted to post my interview experience today at Cincinnati. I applied based on 5 year permanent residency and got my Permanent residency through marriage with an USC. I reached there about 10 mins before interview. there were some road constructions. I has to wait to for about 20-25 minutes after checking in but they were backed up a little and I needed a little rest to myself too . The IO was very down to earth and asked me to put my belongings down as he put me to a oath. After checking my Green card and passport , He asked me these as follows :
a)my Name
b) My date of birth
c) My address
d) my phone number
e) about if I have any children
f) went fast through the several YES or NO questions making me answer
g) asked a little about my employment, my wife`s profession and if I had any children.
He was very sure about my selective service non eligibility and though I was ready with my letter , didn't want it. Then he straight away went to he reading section and wanted me to read a line and dictated a line , which was piece of cake. Then he courteously went to the civics question. I answered the first 6 right and passed it ... I had a name change ..he asked me whether I still want it and made me sign a paper and directly gave the date and time of the oath ceremony on a a paper.... told me to take passport and green card to oath ceremony. Also gave me the paper saying I passed and recommended for approval. He asked me no original of what I had sumitted as evidence apart from my passport, green card and my state driving license.
It was less than 25 mins for the whole process and I have my oath ceremony by this week too . Very down to earth and best IO I have ever seen.
Very nice experience...thought someone may benefit from this... I would be open to private messages and questions if some one has any .. This is link to my earlier post ...it will show you what I submitted as evidence
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/569294-few-questions-before-filing-n400please-help/#entry7844346
Thanks to all Visajourney members who has supported me through this journey

Yes, you can update your wife's name in your Indian passport, and this can be done in New York Indian Embassy. Yes, this process is like re-issued passport, so there would be a fee for this. Check with Embassy for further details.
I-94 form is not for Green Card holder. You only have to fill custom declaration form.
Last time when I was returning to USA, I was asked few quick questions - where was I coming from, how many days I stays there, and if I am still married to my USC? That is it! then took the fingerprint, photo, then good to go. Process took less than few minutes. It was real easy.

I agree... me and my wife have 23 year age difference and we went through AOS. We showed enough ligitimate evidences and the officer was happy with us. If you guys can show love and answer questions like why age difference is not a factor , you would pass.

Got my biometrics letter today. Dated for 6/6/11. .... yay Updating.
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Wanted to add ...bravo Yamashitariki...excellent comment " You have to note that everything said is on a superficial level. Deep down, she probably has a hard time finding something familiar to relate to" ... a very valuable piece of word.

1stly I want to say what is going on with you Bob. I do somewhat agree with Pumpkinpie and do like the comment from JMR.BUt certainly do not like what Rlogan replied . It is my request to Rlogan- please try to honor thier love and togetherness and say something that would help them instead of giving them frustative words.
American culture and interhuman fellow feeling is unlike Asia. There we comingling a lot and there is lot of fellow feeling and interneighbour interaction. These are mostly unheard about here. I am saying these both from experience and heart as I am going through the same condition as your wife.
She is feeling lonely, alone and lack of feeling of expressions. Some asians do change after coming here and feel so proud to forget all about their motherland, language, culture and becoming americanised.I have seen the same amongst some indians.Some others stick to their old ways and do not try to take anything from here, which is not good either. I try to maintain a good balance to maintain my be proud of myself being an Indian and also gather good values from here. My indian friends in INdia are far more better than americanised indians. So how many friends she has here and how much chinese can can speak outside and with you really does matter a lot. I have limited ways of expressing my core feelings as my wife, who is american, doesnt speak my language. My wife understands that and trying to learn my language too.
She is basically agitated inside and suffering from lack of expression, culture shock, may be some racial factors too.
My colleagues in my office try everyday to humiliate me in every possible form they can find, like calling me 'Curry terrorist'.... thrid world guy etc etc. I sometimes gulp those in and sometimes reply them back with somewhat harsh words. I simply cant talk the imperdinant and nasty worded way some people talk here and they seem to enjoy and make fun of the way I am gentle spoken and well behaved. I am taking all these as i love my wife.Feeling unwanted and feeling secluded in terms of language, culture etc etc does seriously affect some people. I am sure she like american food....just wont eat them as other factors have got her deppressed her a lot inside.
Try to have more in chinese culture with her more often. As my wife tries to a lot of Indian things at home, we go to indian temple and festivals together, she and I cook Indian food and watch Indian movies.. I dont know about you , but if you dont try to learn some of her language and culture if you love her. That would certainly help. Hope this helps and i would try to comment some more here in future.
Take Care.

Ive got to agree with Vanessa&Tony in the fact that everything is so similar but yet different. Yet at the same time this makes it more interesting for me because explaining to the in-laws or friends, how we do this or that instead of the way they do it, its fun to see their reactions sometimes.
The one big thing that gets me about living here and makes me sigh everytime is the fact that people can't understand me most of the time... Now i know this is not there fault, i come from Liverpool, and I have a very strong accent. If you have heard the Scouse accent you will know what im talking about lol. Sometimes I have to explain myself 3-4 times, im dreading going for job interviews or phone interviews
Advice? I talk to people from back home quite a lot, parents, family, friends at least 2-3 times a week. Friends/Family a week message on facebook and my parents i give them a phone call or a quick email. For some people its the little things that matter, maybe get some things that she used to enjoy at home. For me I make sure I check on my football team ive supported since i was a kid (Liverpool). Ive got shirts that i wear regularly and also a big flag that needs to go on the wall
I walked into Wegmans the other week and noticed they had an international section. I walk over and see a whole aisle of items of imported products from back home i was like "NO F*****G WAY!!" i hadn't even really thought about it haha. So if im ever home sick im going to go buy myself a double decker or bottle of lucozade
I know each to there own but i hope this helps...