nanny

Hi all,

I have a question regarding assembling the N-400 application together. Do I need to attach a cover letter with the application to list the items included in my envelop.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Hi friends ,

I have the following updates regarding my case. I recieved the Green Card in the mail on 2/4/2009 .... yay. We are happy and looking forward to travel to my family after a long wait of more than 4 years. We will file for Citizenship in 2 years and 9 months according to the IO, since we have been married for more than 4 years now .

Good luck kto everyone on their upcoming interview and those who are still waiting for their interview letters...

Nanny

Hi friends and July filers,

I recieved the Green Card in the mail on 2/4/2009 .... yay. We are happy and looking forward to travel to my family after a long wait of more than 4 years. We will file for Citizenship in 2 years and 9 months according to the IO, since we have been married for more than 4 years now .

Good luck kto everyone on their upcoming interview and those who are still waiting for their interview letters...

Nanny

Hi Katie,

here is my take on the situation as my wife overstayed her visa as well, we got married four and a half years ago. Then when we got married, we went to the lawyers, she asked to see the passport to see if the country where my wife is from is not one of the countries which does require the person to go back to his/her country and stay for 2 to 10 years before she can get back in. Then later we were told that during the overstay or while her green card case was being processed and not approved yet, if she leaves the USA, then she needs to file for a waiver of inadmissability from the country where she went to be able to get back in.

So in other words, if my wife left the USA while she had AOS case with USCIS, then it would have been a risk. Even when she got her work permit, and travel document, they told us that if she leaves US, then she wont be able to get back in and has to file a waiver of inadmissability.

It looks like you have left the USA with your travel document or while your AOS was being processed...

I could be wrong, but that is my explanation.

Nanny

Hi All,

We recieved a welcome letter in the mail a couple of days ago but the GC has not arrived yet. Today2/3/09, there was an update online stating the following :

Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On February 3, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

Well, I hope the GC will not get lost in the mail, just like my sister's passport.

Nanny

Hello nanny!

I just want to let you know that I had my interview this morning and I got my conditional green card. The interviewer verified our information and she asked us only three questions " where, when and how my wife and I met/ She also asked to see our pictures that she liked a lot" The interview took less than 20 min.

I wish you success in your interview.

Hi Moon65,

Thanks for your update. I have posted my updates a couple of days ago. We had our interview on 1/22/09 and the interviewer was nice but took us in 30 min past our appt time. Since we have been married for more than 4 years, then she approved us for 10 year Green card. She asked me the USC most of the questions, took only one pic from many photo albums we took. She took a couple of most recent bills, since the ones we have sent originally was old by now. She told us we will get the GC in 7 to 10 days.

Good luck to everyone, will have to work on citizenship in 2 years and 9months...

Nanny

Hello July filers and VJ'rs

We had the AOS interview yesterday 1/22/09. We arrived early, the interviewer (officer) took us in 30 minutes after our appt time, which is typical. She was very nice and asked very basic questions, asked for some sort of joint accounts (most current statements) since we have sent with our application some of them but by now they were old. She took one picture from our many photo albums that we took for the file. We took 4 bagpapck full of documents and photo albums.

The officer took the travel document and work permit from us, checked the passport and our Driver license. She asked me (USC) most of the questions and my wife very little. Finally, she gave us a peice of paper to check the information if it is all correct. My eyes could only look and see the word approved nothing else but my wife on the other hand said, the spelling of her name was wrong which the officer corrected it.

At the end, she printed what she gave us earlier to check on an official USCIS letterhead and said congratulations, ,you are approved and will get your 10 year GC (since you guys are married for more than 4 years now) in one week to 10 days. The paper she gave us states; do not travel outside US, if you do then you need to make an infopass to get preapproval. That is requried if the GC did not arrive and we needed to travel, otherwise it is not needed.

Good luck to all of you who are waiting... and thanks to all who supported us by answering questions and advice. Keep hope alive.

Nanny

Hello July filers and VJ'rs

We had the AOS interview yesterday 1/22/09. We arrived early, the interviewer (officer) took us in 30 minutes after our appt time, which is typical. She was very nice and asked very basic questions, asked for some sort of joint accounts (most current statements) since we have sent with our application some of them but by now they were old. She took one picture from our many photo albums that we took for the file. We took 4 bagpapck full of documents and photo albums.

The officer took the travel document and work permit from us, checked the passport and our Driver license. She asked me (USC) most of the questions and my wife very little. Finally, she gave us a peice of paper to check the information if it is all correct. My eyes could only look and see the word approved nothing else but my wife on the other hand said, the spelling of her name was wrong which the officer corrected it.

At the end, she printed what she gave us earlier to check on an official USCIS letterhead and said congratulations, ,you are approved and will get your 10 year GC (since you guys are married for more than 4 years now) in one week to 10 days. The paper she gave us states; do not travel outside US, if you do then you need to make an infopass to get preapproval. That is requried if the GC did not arrive and we needed to travel, otherwise it is not needed.

Good luck to all of you who are waiting... and thanks to all who supported us by answering questions and advice. Keep hope alive.

Nanny

Happy holidays everyone.

We went to our originally scheduled interview appointment, they were having a Xmass party. I guess that was the unforeseen circumstances they mentioned in the cancellation notice we recieved from the NBC. Well according to the majority here, they said we still should show up to our original date. Now I learned that they cancelled it due to their party (tax payer dollar well spent at the work place!!)

We have a new date which is on 1/22/09, I am hoping that we will be done and get the 10 year card since we have been married for more than 4 years now.

I wish everyone a smoth journey obtaining the Green card, and everyone a great year in 2009. Wish all those who are still waiting (including us) to get our GC and close that chapter of our lives.

Hi all,

We went to our original AOS interview appt yesterday. The guy at the parking lot told us that if we are here for USCIS, they closed early but if we had an interview appt then they will let us in. We went in, we saw that they were decorating their office for christmas party!! We showed our appt letter, they said they will take it to a supervisor to talk to us. The Branch Cheif came out and stated that they checked in the system, our appointment is descheduled. We should expect a letter from USCIS )Vermont office) advising us of that. She said even if she wanted to interviw us, our file was not there, it has not been transferred to the local office yet.

So i dont know if it was the xmass party that caused all this or that the file is stuck somewhere...

If any of you guys went to the original AOS interview appt that was cancelled, please post your experience and feedback.

Thanks,

Nanny

Hi all July filers,

I have a dilema, and need some feed back as to which way to deal with it. My original interview appt date was 12/18/08 and they sent a letter cancelling that due to some unforseen circumstances. Now they sent us another interview appt date for 1/22/09. Alot of pwople is saying that i should still go to the original date. My problem is I just started a job and i iam in training for 5 weeks which ends the middle of january. There will be lots of material the training will cover and there will be a test that day which i do not want to miss. They said that I ican go and come back after my appt at USCIS. I am not sure if it is the right choice though, especially now i have a new appt date...

Any suggestions,

nanny

Hey RICHO,

Thank you for your prompt respond. We have more than 20 fully loaded photo albums which contains 200 each. They are all organized from day one until now, we have plenty of other photos that are on the computer and did not print due to lack of space. So do you think I should take all 20 albums/

Another note, I added my husband's last name to my last name just recently eventhough we are married since 12/2004. Do you think this would be a problem? we have bank statements with both names, utility in both names, health insurance in both names. My husband bought the house before we got married, so it is only in his name, we do not want to change the title to the house to put my name yet because we have to apply for another loan apprval which cost alot and will not get the interest rate that he already have which is very low.

I know i am getting in to details that are not needed but would like others opinion on nwhat is the best way of deasling with the situation.

Thanks again, god bless

Congrats RICHO , very happy for you and everyone else who got their approvals.

can you please explain what documents you took with you, and if you had to take copies or you asked them to make copies and give you back your originals.

We are waiting for our date still, the original date was 12/18/08, and we recived a letter from USCIS cancelling that date (Due to unforseen circumstances!!!) later we recieved another appt date for 1/22/09.

People here on VJ tell us to ostill show up to our original appt date, if they took us in then so be it, otherwise they can confirm the appt change right then for us.

Thaks,

Hi all,

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Congrats to all who got their RAD and AP and interview letters and goof luck to those who will be interviwed soon.

I have a little news to share. We have recieved a second letter from USCIS to tell us that our new interview date is 1/22/09. Our original interview date was 12/18/08 but we recieved a letter from them telling us that due to unforseen circumstances, our interview has been cancelled and will let us know of a new date in a seperate letter.

The VJ friends here advised us to still show up to our original appointment date, which I think I will do but not sure if it is a good idea especially adter reciving this letter today about the new date.

Please share your thoughts and may be esperience dealing with similar situation.

God bless and thanks,

Nanny

Hello nanny!

Today, I received a new notice from USCIS. My AOS intrerview was rescheduled for January 27, 2009.

What about you? Any news to share? Th problem is that on January 27, 2009, I will be overseas. I have to call USCIS to give another date and hopefully it will be soon.

Good day all,

I have a bit of bad news and wouldl ike to know if any of you guys here on VJ have experienced it.

My wife and I filed her AOS application on 7/16/08, recieved her EAD and AP in September 2008. We recieved a NOA dated 10/27/2008 advising us that there is an interview set up for us on 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm. Up until here is all dandy. TODAY 11/17/08 we recieved another NOA from USCIS advising us as following:

" This is to advise you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have canceled the previously scheduled interview on Thursday, 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm for the above applicant. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. You will be notified of any future action taken on this case including any rescheduled interview information, under seperate notice"

Well, I have already asked my job to take off that day. My wife who has been staying home for the last four and a hallf years at home, because we could not file her papers until I becamse a citizen in June of this year, finally she got her work permit and found a job in this economy. She told the employer she will not accept the job offer if they will not let gher off on 12/18/08 for her green card interview which they agreed. Keep in mind the job has not started yet, she will start training on 12/8/2008. In this economy, it is hard to find a job let alone having to accept a job and insist on taking off before even taking the job offer, and get away with it is incredible. Keep all this in mind and accept what USCIS is telling you (We regret any inconvenience this may cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

My question for the VJ friends is: Did anyone go through similar situation? Scheduled for an interview and been canceled by USCIS (Due to unforseen circumstances)..... anyone has been rescheduled for another interview after being canceled?

Thank you in advance,

What a coincedent... We have recieved a letter from USCIS advising us to go for an interview on January 22, 2009. I think it is great but I am still thinking to go to the original appointment date on 12/18/2008. I am not sure if it is a good idea though. What about you, are you going to go to your original scheduled appointment or not?

Can you not go overseas, may be change the flight and pay the penalty to the airline instead of giving the USCIS any excuses to delay your green card... that is just a thought.

Of course, I would love to hear from you and anyone who went through similar situation. I will post any new development, and oh by the way, the USCIS website shows that our case still at NBC and still pending. No updates since August 5, 2008.

Good luck to you and all of us going through this journey... and happy belated Thanksgiving.

Nanny

Good day all,

I agree with AnnLee that if someone has attended their original scheduled interview to please post your experience and provide us with some insight as to how the USCIS treat similar cases at different local offices. With that we can argue with them regarding our cases.

I forgot to mention that when I called the Customer Service number for USCIS, the lady appologized and stated that it does not show in their system that my appointment is cancelled. I thought the letter came from the local office but that is not the case either. The envelope has the National Benefits Center logo on it... I guess the USCIS has a chronic disability eversince they were established to make our lives as miserable otherwise what would you call this. There are many cases that has been approved and have the GC is their hands eventhough they have applied long after our case. I am happy for them but would like similar outcome with regard to my application as well.......

I guess I am just venting... keep this thread alive and please update it with your experience if you have gone through similar situation.

God bless

Thank you guys for your input.

I guess I will just show up but my fear is that what ifi they said that we have mailed you a letter of cancellation. What should be my response then?

I am mhoping they might send us another letter before then advising us of a new appointment date... which one of the responses suggests to keep the original date and show up then despite the reschedule appt date.

I am a bit confused and nervous, If there is anyone out there who actually gone through this and what did they do and what was the outcome?

Please share your knowledge and once again thanks for all your help...

Look at it this way...

Say you show up on the originally scheduled date and your appointment was indeed cancelled... Worst that can happen is that you apologize for being confused and you have to come back later. Inconvenient, but no great drama. But what happens if you don't show up on the originally scheduled date and they are still expecting you? A giant headache and possibly having to start over.

My advice? Go to the originally scheduled appointment and, if necessary, plead confusion.

Good luck,

- RightD

Thank you RightD for your reply, I guess you are right and would hope it works. If not, then no harm done, right?

I will post any updates I have

Nanny

Hi nanny!

I received the same notice today. Where were you supposed to be interviewed? Mine was supposed to be in TX so I am wondering if it is only in TX or all over the country.

Thanks!

Good day all,

I have a bit of bad news and wouldl ike to know if any of you guys here on VJ have experienced it.

My wife and I filed her AOS application on 7/16/08, recieved her EAD and AP in September 2008. We recieved a NOA dated 10/27/2008 advising us that there is an interview set up for us on 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm. Up until here is all dandy. TODAY 11/17/08 we recieved another NOA from USCIS advising us as following:

" This is to advise you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have canceled the previously scheduled interview on Thursday, 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm for the above applicant. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. You will be notified of any future action taken on this case including any rescheduled interview information, under seperate notice"

Well, I have already asked my job to take off that day. My wife who has been staying home for the last four and a hallf years at home, because we could not file her papers until I becamse a citizen in June of this year, finally she got her work permit and found a job in this economy. She told the employer she will not accept the job offer if they will not let gher off on 12/18/08 for her green card interview which they agreed. Keep in mind the job has not started yet, she will start training on 12/8/2008. In this economy, it is hard to find a job let alone having to accept a job and insist on taking off before even taking the job offer, and get away with it is incredible. Keep all this in mind and accept what USCIS is telling you (We regret any inconvenience this may cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

My question for the VJ friends is: Did anyone go through similar situation? Scheduled for an interview and been canceled by USCIS (Due to unforseen circumstances)..... anyone has been rescheduled for another interview after being canceled?

Thank you in advance,

I was scheduled for the DC local office. I guess it is all over the country noot just your place or mine.

Let me know if you get any updates or when you get a reschedule letter from them.

I am going to show up as scheduled originally and see what happens, in the mean time they might send a reschedule letter prior to the cancelled appt which was on 12/18/08.

Good luck

Thank you guys for your input.

I guess I will just show up but my fear is that what ifi they said that we have mailed you a letter of cancellation. What should be my response then?

I am mhoping they might send us another letter before then advising us of a new appointment date... which one of the responses suggests to keep the original date and show up then despite the reschedule appt date.

I am a bit confused and nervous, If there is anyone out there who actually gone through this and what did they do and what was the outcome?

Please share your knowledge and once again thanks for all your help...

Good day all,

I have a bit of bad news and wouldl ike to know if any of you guys here on VJ have experienced it.

My wife and I filed her AOS application on 7/16/08, recieved her EAD and AP in September 2008. We recieved a NOA dated 10/27/2008 advising us that there is an interview set up for us on 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm. Up until here is all dandy. TODAY 11/17/08 we recieved another NOA from USCIS advising us as following:

" This is to advise you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have canceled the previously scheduled interview on Thursday, 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm for the above applicant. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. You will be notified of any future action taken on this case including any rescheduled interview information, under seperate notice"

Well, I have already asked my job to take off that day. My wife who has been staying home for the last four and a hallf years at home, because we could not file her papers until I becamse a citizen in June of this year, finally she got her work permit and found a job in this economy. She told the employer she will not accept the job offer if they will not let gher off on 12/18/08 for her green card interview which they agreed. Keep in mind the job has not started yet, she will start training on 12/8/2008. In this economy, it is hard to find a job let alone having to accept a job and insist on taking off before even taking the job offer, and get away with it is incredible. Keep all this in mind and accept what USCIS is telling you (We regret any inconvenience this may cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

My question for the VJ friends is: Did anyone go through similar situation? Scheduled for an interview and been canceled by USCIS (Due to unforseen circumstances)..... anyone has been rescheduled for another interview after being canceled?

Thank you in advance,

Good day all,

I have a bit of bad news and wouldl ike to know if any of you guys here on VJ have experienced it.

My wife and I filed her AOS application on 7/16/08, recieved her EAD and AP in September 2008. We recieved a NOA dated 10/27/2008 advising us that there is an interview set up for us on 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm. Up until here is all dandy. TODAY 11/17/08 we recieved another NOA from USCIS advising us as following:

" This is to advise you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have canceled the previously scheduled interview on Thursday, 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm for the above applicant. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. You will be notified of any future action taken on this case including any rescheduled interview information, under seperate notice"

Well, I have already asked my job to take off that day. My wife who has been staying home for the last four and a hallf years at home, because we could not file her papers until I becamse a citizen in June of this year, finally she got her work permit and found a job in this economy. She told the employer she will not accept the job offer if they will not let gher off on 12/18/08 for her green card interview which they agreed. Keep in mind the job has not started yet, she will start training on 12/8/2008. In this economy, it is hard to find a job let alone having to accept a job and insist on taking off before even taking the job offer, and get away with it is incredible. Keep all this in mind and accept what USCIS is telling you (We regret any inconvenience this may cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

My question for the VJ friends is: Did anyone go through similar situation? Scheduled for an interview and been canceled by USCIS (Due to unforseen circumstances)..... anyone has been rescheduled for another interview after being canceled?

Thank you in advance,

Good day all,

I have a bit of bad news and wouldl ike to know if any of you guys here on VJ have experienced it.

My wife and I filed her AOS application on 7/16/08, recieved her EAD and AP in September 2008. We recieved a NOA dated 10/27/2008 advising us that there is an interview set up for us on 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm. Up until here is all dandy. TODAY 11/17/08 we recieved another NOA from USCIS advising us as following:

" This is to advise you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have canceled the previously scheduled interview on Thursday, 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm for the above applicant. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. You will be notified of any future action taken on this case including any rescheduled interview information, under seperate notice"

Well, I have already asked my job to take off that day. My wife who has been staying home for the last four and a hallf years at home, because we could not file her papers until I becamse a citizen in June of this year, finally she got her work permit and found a job in this economy. She told the employer she will not accept the job offer if they will not let gher off on 12/18/08 for her green card interview which they agreed. Keep in mind the job has not started yet, she will start training on 12/8/2008. In this economy, it is hard to find a job let alone having to accept a job and insist on taking off before even taking the job offer, and get away with it is incredible. Keep all this in mind and accept what USCIS is telling you (We regret any inconvenience this may cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

My question for the VJ friends is: Did anyone go through similar situation? Scheduled for an interview and been canceled by USCIS (Due to unforseen circumstances)..... anyone has been rescheduled for another interview after being canceled?

Thank you in advance,

Hello fellow July people,

I have a bit of good news to share with everyone . Last night after getting home from Haloween walk in George Town, did get the mail. There was a letter from USCIS informing us that we will have an interview for Green Card on 12/18/2008 at 1:00pm in our local INS office. It a has a long laundry list of items and things to bring to the interview. I am excited and nurveous at the same time. Hope everything will go well.

I (the US citizen) just got my citezenship in July of 2008, we are married since 12/2004 but could not file for my wife becuase I only had green card and according to the lawyers,, they wont approve applicants who file basd on marriage to a green card holder sopuse but will be easier and faster if it is based on mariage to a US citizen.

We will have everything together for that date and would appreciate if you guys can share your interview experiences, so that it makes it easier on the rest of us who are waiting for our turns to be interviewed.

Have a great weekend and great elections, I will be votingn for the first time on Tuesday .

God Bless America....

As of 10/10: Current Status: Card production ordered.

Congrats ...... by the way is it Green Card or EAD Card that has been ordered?

Hello everyone,

I just got an envelope in the mail today 9/27/08 from USCIS National Benefits Center containing 2 identical documents which appears to be the Advance Parole with my color photo at the bottom left ofthe document. It states that I am authorized to travel abroad but under a long list of conditions... which in realirt means I should not travel at all until the GC is in hand. The reason is that I have unlawfully stayed in the US for more than 180 days and the reason is that I could not file my AOS eventhough I got married while in legal status but my husband was not a US citizen at that time. He had to wait for 4 years until they finally approved him to become a citizen...

Anywys, I just wanted to share with you all the news and hopefully soon will get the GC.... good luck to all

Nanny

Did the document have your name and signature above the box with the picture?

There is a signature stamp above the pictire box. My name is up in the first section of the document