Ehtisham

We just got devorce and I got my 10 years green card two month ago. I read on internet if I am married with the same woman than I am eligible to apply for the citizenship after 3 years otherwise i have to wait for 5 years. But if I remarry with her again after 2 years am i have to wait for another 3 years or not ?

Hi: I have a devorce from the woman whom i got my 10 years green card. My question is if I remarry with her again after 2 and a half year and apply for the citizen ship am i eligible for the citizenship after 2 years or I have to wait for 5 years ?

Thank You.

what is your"Resident since" date on your greencard?

It is my understanding that your path to Citizenship solely relates to the length of time you have had your green card. If you got your green card thru marriage you can apply for citizenship in 3 years from the time you got your green card. I assume you were married at the time of AOS where you got your "conditional" status removed?

but isnt that only if he has remained married to the same women and lived with her the complete three years? i thought that if there was a divorce or separation that he would have to wait until the five years was complete.

sara

Hi: I have a devorce from the woman whom i got my 10 years green card. My question is if I remarry with her again after 2 and a half year and apply for the citizen ship am i eligible for the citizenship after 2 years or I have to wait for 5 years ?

Thank You.

I was stuck in the background checks for 3 years and then interviews and green card. I have been married since 5 years with the same woman. My question is the citizen ship program also takes couple of years after any one applied for that or its quick and also how much is the fees of it ?

Thanks.

On the 3-year anniversary of our becoming a Permanent Resident - if still married - you will qualify for Naturalization. You may apply for naturalization as soon as 90 days before this anniversary date.

Hi guys: I got my 10 years green card in the first week of september 2009 based on marriage. My question is how long I have to wait to apply for the citizenship?

Thank You.

Congrats!!!!

guys: Can any one please tell me do i get the conditional green card or a ten year green card because i have been married sinnce over 5 years.

Finally my I-485 is approved.

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

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On August 25, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

Now i dont know they send me a two years green card or the ten years as I am married since 5 years. 4 Years lwait long time.

Congratulations on your approval!

Hi guys: I am again, after 4 years of wait and two interviews one in November 2008 and 2nd in January 2009 separetely, my I 130 is approved. They also sent me the letter for the TB test which i was done and they received the sealed envelop on last monday. My question is now how many more years they need to approve my I 485 ?

Thanks in advance.

Hi guys: Can any one please tell me what is additional review is that? 4 years wait then 2 intereviews after background checks were completed now they sent me a letter in April 2009 to waint for another six months because of an additional review required.

Thanks in advance.

I-485/I-130 File and hold since June 2005

4th EAD card applied on June 30th 2009

2 intervews done in Atlanta office One join and 2nd separately

Latest is the application is on hold by the judicator. I asked to the customer serivces that how long the judicator takes time to make decession and she said she dont know. I just want to know after 4 years if they deny my application then what i do after it ? Can they send me to the immigration court ? I can go with my wife their too.

Thanks.

I can't believe it you had an interview after almost 4 years you filed for your AOS package.

That is really awkard !.... Anyway..

Forget about the past, let's concentrate on your current situation.

You can do service request about your AOS application

by calling NBC (USCIS Headquarter in Missouri) to ask about your interview & why it's been taking so long.

See what they say.

The number is 1-800-375-5283

GOOD LUCK & KEEP US POSTED ...

HERE IS MY TIMELINE :

I-130 mailed 01/13/09

I-130 received by USCIS 01/16/09

NOA1 Mail for I-130 received 01/22/09

I-485 Package mailed 02/17/09

I-485 Package received by USCIS 02/20/09

NOA1 Mail for I-485 & I-765 received 02/26/09

NOA2 e-mail for I-130 Approval 03/03/09 (47 Days)

NOA2 Hard Copy of I-130 Approval received 03/07/09

Biometrics Done 03/24/09

STILL CAN'T SEE ON-LINE STATUS FOR AOS & EAD !.....

NOTE : I DID NOT APPLY FOR I-131 (AP).

I dont want to go their. Its 5 hour drive as the office is in atlanta and i live in alabama. Can you please tell me what they can do else as I have been married since over 4 years and a very happy life. I think may be only thing they can do is to hold my file for few more years I am not worried about it as long as i get the new EAD.

Just thinking out loud

I think you really missed an opportunity at the first (as well as the second) interview. Since you were married for nearly four years, you should have brought tons of evidence of living together and commingling of finances at the AOS interviews. Lack of evidence, after so many years of cohabiting, is in itself a red flag. Also, different ethnicities (my assumption) may also have contributed to extra scrutiny.

“Background check” is a delay tactic that USCIS uses excessively. The USCIS often delays cases with so called “red flags” to see if the marriage stays put for an extended duration. But if your relationship is for real, you will eventually get it.

Make an infopass and take your wife with you and let her talk to the officer. I personally believe that it does make a difference when the petitioner shows some interest as well.

Sorry November 24th.

Are you sure you first interview was November 23, 2008 because that's Sunday.

I 485 Application Package mailed in March 2005

Check cashed in May 2005

First EAD in August 2005

2nd EAD in October 2007

3rd EAD in Augst 2008

INTERVIEW DETAILS

I was called for my first interview on November 23rd 2008 after close to

four years wait. I married in NY in February 2005 with a American citizen

and moved to Alabama in 2007. I came on H1B visa in 2002. My H1B was

expired in August 2005 but I married before it expired. Ok since I moved

from one state to another I don’t have a lot of documents during first

interview in Atlanta. I have joint tax returns, my job letter some mails

and my wife school information in NY, as she is still a student in a

school in Alabama. He kept the I-95 from my passport in first interview.

After first interview he said that we don’t have enough evidence but he

didn’t said any thing about his decision. He called us for the second

interview on January 9 2009 at 8:00 AM again in Atlanta. Ok this time he

asked separate questions first from my wife and then from me.

Your full Name

How and when you met me first time

How many main doors are in your trailer

How many locks are in your trailer

Who cook the food

Where you wash the cloths

Have you and him ever go to church

What are the name of your brother children’s

What movie I like

What I did on January 8th

What did you cook on Christmas day

What your husband buy gift on Christmas day

What is the name of your school is

What you are studying

Have your husband ever lie to you

Where your husband sleep

On which side he sleep

Where your husband works

How much he makes

Where we married

Question 2 I told the different date compare to the date which my wife

told to him and question 9 I told the name of the movie, which was

different from my wife answer. Q 19 has a dollar difference between her

answer and mine. Rests of all questions have same answers.

He check my passport again and asked me what was my occupation when I

entered into the united states and I told him that I am a computer

programmer. The new evidence, which I showed to him, was the joint bank

statement of March, April 2006, as he wants the old stuff. He kept the

statements my job letter evidence of my wife shows about her admission in

the school in NY, pay stub of the place where she works in NY and other

stuff, which are the mails in NY and Alabama and the pictures of thanks

giving in which I am with the whole family include my father in law, my

brother in law and his kids. Also he asked me about the lease I dont have

any lease as I have a trailer which is parked on my fater in law property

and he dont charge any money from me. He told us in the beginning that he

will not tell the decision. I will get the decision in mail within 2

weeks or if I don’t receive the decision within 2 weeks than wait for the

6 months and then come to the uscis office and ask for the status of your

application.

Hi guys: I filed my i485 application based on marriage to US citizen in june 2005. My first interview was done in November 2008 and second on January 9 2009. I called today in the customer services and they told me that the application is on hold in the review department in atlanta office. It could be take another week or 60 more days. Can any one please tell me what is review department and how they works. My name check and background checks all are completed. I came on H1B visa in 2002 and marriage with a US citizen in April 2004.

Thanks.

Thanks for that positive comment. Dont know when this story will be end.

Hi guys: I was called for my first interview on November 23rd 2008 after close to four years wait. I married in NY in February 2005 with a American citizen and moved to Alabama in 2007. I came on H1B visa in 2002. My H1B was expired in August 2005 but I married before it expired. Ok since I moved from one state to another I don’t have a lot of documents during first interview in Atlanta. I have joint tax returns, my job letter some mails and my wife school information in NY, as she is still a student in a school in Alabama. He kept the I-95 from my passport in first interview. After first interview he said that we don’t have enough evidence but he didn’t said any thing about his decision. He called us for the second interview on January 9 2009 at 8:00 AM again in Atlanta. Ok this time he asked separate questions first from my wife and then from me.

1. Your full Name

2. How and when you met me first time

3. How many main doors are in your trailer

4. How many locks are in your trailer

5. Who cook the food

6. Where you wash the cloths

7. Have you and him ever go to church

8. What are the name of your brother children’s

9. What movie I like

10. What I did on January 8th

11. What did you cook on Christmas day

12. What your husband buy gift on Christmas day

13. What is the name of your school is

14. What you are studying

15. Have your husband ever lie to you

16. Where your husband sleep

17. On which side he sleep

18. Where your husband works

19. How much he makes

20. Where we married

Question 2 I told the different date compare to the date which my wife told to him and question 9 I told the name of the movie, which was different from my wife answer. Q 19 has a dollar difference between her answer and mine. Rests of all questions have same answers.

He check my passport again and asked me what was my occupation when I entered into the united states and I told him that I am a computer programmer. The new evidence, which I showed to him, was the joint bank statement of March, April 2006, as he wants the old stuff. He kept the statements my job letter evidence of my wife shows about her admission in the school in NY, pay stub of the place where she works in NY, joint tax returns and other stuff, which are the mails in NY and Alabama and the pictures of thanks giving in which I am with the whole family include my father in law, my brother in law and his kids. Also he asked me about the lease I dont have any lease as I have a trailer which is parked on my fater in law property and he dont charge any money from me. He told us in the beginning that he will not tell the decision. I will get the decision in mail within 2 weeks or if I don’t receive the decision within 2 weeks than wait for the 6 months and then come to the uscis office and ask for the status of your application.

Now my question is how many chances of my application is to be denied? If it denied than what I have to do the next

Hope you'll be getting something good in your mail soon. Goodluck!

Hi guys: I was called for my first interview on November 23rd 2008 after close to four years wait. I married in NY in February 2005 with a American citizen and moved to Alabama in 2007. I came on H1B visa in 2002. My H1B was expired in August 2005 but I married before it expired. Ok since I moved from one state to another I don’t have a lot of documents during first interview in Atlanta. I have joint tax returns, my job letter some mails and my wife school information in NY, as she is still a student in a school in Alabama. He kept the I-95 from my passport in first interview. After first interview he said that we don’t have enough evidence but he didn’t said any thing about his decision. He called us for the second interview on January 9 2009 at 8:00 AM again in Atlanta. Ok this time he asked separate questions first from my wife and then from me.

1. Your full Name

2. How and when you met me first time

3. How many main doors are in your trailer

4. How many locks are in your trailer

5. Who cook the food

6. Where you wash the cloths

7. Have you and him ever go to church

8. What are the name of your brother children’s

9. What movie I like

10. What I did on January 8th

11. What did you cook on Christmas day

12. What your husband buy gift on Christmas day

13. What is the name of your school is

14. What you are studying

15. Have your husband ever lie to you

16. Where your husband sleep

17. On which side he sleep

18. Where your husband works

19. How much he makes

20. Where we married

Question 2 I told the different date compare to the date which my wife told to him and question 9 I told the name of the movie, which was different from my wife answer. Q 19 has a dollar difference between her answer and mine. Rests of all questions have same answers.

He check my passport again and asked me what was my occupation when I entered into the united states and I told him that I am a computer programmer. The new evidence, which I showed to him, was the joint bank statement of March, April 2006, as he wants the old stuff. He kept the statements my job letter evidence of my wife shows about her admission in the school in NY, pay stub of the place where she works in NY, joint tax returns and other stuff, which are the mails in NY and Alabama and the pictures of thanks giving in which I am with the whole family include my father in law, my brother in law and his kids. Also he asked me about the lease I dont have any lease as I have a trailer which is parked on my fater in law property and he dont charge any money from me. He told us in the beginning that he will not tell the decision. I will get the decision in mail within 2 weeks or if I don’t receive the decision within 2 weeks than wait for the 6 months and then come to the uscis office and ask for the status of your application.

Now my question is how many chances of my application is to be denied? If it denied than what I have to do the next

yeah, definatley get an infopass appointment! thats ridiculously long!

Hi guys: Today i give the interview in atlanta office. I showed my last year tax return, my driving license and my wife US passport but he said that its not enough evidence that you both live together. My wife passport and my driving license both have same address. After that he asked my wife about my date of birth where we lived before as we moved two years ago from NY. And she gives all correct answers. Pictures of wedding we showed it to him. He talked with us like half an hour and in last he said that we will get the decession within a month in a mail. Also he check my passport and take off the I-94 card from it and keep it. Now I dont know what i do as i get this interview after over 3 and half year.

Thanks.

He talks nice at the end of the interview when i told him all of my previous addrss looks like he is satisfied but he didnt stamped any thing on my passport just take off the i-94 card from it.

yeah, definatley get an infopass appointment! thats ridiculously long!

Hi guys: Today i give the interview in atlanta office. I showed my last year tax return, my driving license and my wife US passport but he said that its not enough evidence that you both live together. My wife passport and my driving license both have same address. After that he asked my wife about my date of birth where we lived before as we moved two years ago from NY. And she gives all correct answers. Pictures of wedding we showed it to him. He talked with us like half an hour and in last he said that we will get the decession within a month in a mail. Also he check my passport and take off the I-94 card from it and keep it. Now I dont know what i do as i get this interview after over 3 and half year.

Thanks.

Thank You Shakil I try to go for that lawsuit as really it dont looks like easy for me but I think I have to go first the district court to get the civil prosec package. Also I talk on USCIS number and they told me that my name check is completed but they also dont know why the application is still on hold. I remember when i got my second work authorization card which they give it to me after one year of the expiration of my first card. Luckly the third card they sent it to me before the expiration of my second workauthorization card.

Well, I was able to file a mandamus and got my case approved within 10 days. PM me if you need more details..

Can you please tell me in detail what you did and how your case approve in 10 days?

Thanks.

I read laws under which a mandamus can be filed. I registered for PACER (Electronic filed court cases) system online. Searched for prior cases either running or recently ended. Reviewed the points that they made. I was encouraged when I found the fact that not one of the case failed on there.

Its not the court that does anything. Its the DA. When you send out a summon to USCIS and to the attorney general after filing the case, it pushes them to resolve the case before the court date reaches. It only cost me $350 filing fee.

I would recommend you start the same way. Also visit immigrationportal.com and visit the citizenship forum and read the posts there by lazycis and others. Alot of previous cases (documents) can also be found there if you want to look at some more cases.

Where i go to file the mandamus?

Well, I was able to file a mandamus and got my case approved within 10 days. PM me if you need more details..

Can you please tell me in detail what you did and how your case approve in 10 days?

Thanks.

I read laws under which a mandamus can be filed. I registered for PACER (Electronic filed court cases) system online. Searched for prior cases either running or recently ended. Reviewed the points that they made. I was encouraged when I found the fact that not one of the case failed on there.

Its not the court that does anything. Its the DA. When you send out a summon to USCIS and to the attorney general after filing the case, it pushes them to resolve the case before the court date reaches. It only cost me $350 filing fee.

I would recommend you start the same way. Also visit immigrationportal.com and visit the citizenship forum and read the posts there by lazycis and others. Alot of previous cases (documents) can also be found there if you want to look at some more cases.

Can I eligible for the student loan I have EAD valid till November 2009. Also I have credit cards playing since 5 years and my car which is also on bank payments.

Many of us can relate to your frustration Rasheed. you have been waiting VERY long so LaL does have a good point about visiting the office. Maybe with the memo in hand they will actually push for someone to look at your case. On the other hand, wait to see what the Ombudsman says if you don't want to drive to Georgia.

Best of luck. I'm also married to a Pakistani and we've been waiting a while too.

Has your I-130 been approved already?

my husband waited 3 years in name check and finally got the green card after they made some agrement to clear out the back log. we still dont know if he was officially cleared or just a part of the agreement.

I am waiting since june 2005. They call me in 2005 for the interview and then they cancell it without any reason. Send me the same ####### to wait for 6 months and now 6 months is converted into over 3 and a half years and still application is in pending.

Well, I was able to file a mandamus and got my case approved within 10 days. PM me if you need more details..

Can you please tell me in detail what you did and how your case approve in 10 days?

Thanks.

Hi guys: I got my third work authorization card without any problem. This is unusuall they give me a lot of hard time in my two cards. Also the uscis customer services told me that my name check is also completed but they dont know why my i-485 is still on hold. Any suggesstion?

Thanks for your replies. Yes you give me that address before and i sent it by fax plus by mail. But i again sent it by fax and by mail. I am not lucky that much i didnt receive any call from them.

I have never gotten a reply from that email address. Good luck! I hope they reply. Have you contacted the Immigration Assistance Center? I can't remember if it was you that I suggested it to. We sent in a service request (info request) and received a phone call in return.

Contact the IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE Center

send pertinent info to:

111 Massachusetts Ave NW 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20539

or fax to: (202) 272-1865

Thanks for your replies. Yes you give me that address before and i sent it by fax plus by mail. But i again sent it by fax and by mail. I am not lucky that much i didnt receive any call from them.

I have never gotten a reply from that email address. Good luck! I hope they reply. Have you contacted the Immigration Assistance Center? I can't remember if it was you that I suggested it to. We sent in a service request (info request) and received a phone call in return.

Contact the IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE Center

send pertinent info to:

111 Massachusetts Ave NW 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20539

or fax to: (202) 272-1865

Also i sent an email at the following address just to ask if my name check is completed or not dont know they reply me or not

fbinncp@ic.fbi.gov

Thanks for your reply. Can you please also tell me if i go to the lawyer then what lawyer can do in that situation. I think he just go to get the followups from them nothing else.

I dont understand these two lines. It says first process all name checks in February 2009 and then it says June 2009 process 98%. Also is their any hope after june 2009 i mean if they still hold my application after june 2009 then what i will do?

Thanks.

February 2009 Process all name checks pending more than 180 days

June 2009 Process 98 percent of all name checks within 30 days and process the remaining two percent within 90 days

These are their benchmarks. As I understand it - their goal is to be on the workflow where all gc applications are to be processed within a certain time frame - by June 09 they hope to process most by 30 days and the remaining within 90 days.

As an aside - this memo does *not* mean greencards will be approved in 6 months now. I have seen several people posting such. It is a goal at this time, although the majority *are* processed in 6-7 months.

I really have no idea what the benchmark would be for you as you have that I130 issue.