sammills89

Hello everyone,

So I wasn't very clear with my last post and I really need to try and find an answer to this! To summarise my situation, my (ex)-wife and I are now divorced, I received my 2 year conditional green card and unfortunately we divorced shortly after. I applied for the i751 removal of conditions asking for the divorce waiver, as we were no longer together. And several months of waiting I finally received my interview notice, however on the notice it states I need to bring my spouse. This interview is in response to removing my conditions as a permanent resident, and hopefully granting my 10-year green card. Because I am divorced, do I still need to bring my ex-spouse!?

Hopefully this was a little clearer and somebody will have some advice. Also, I'm sure it's been posted a million times, but what should I expect in the interview? How can I prepare other than bringing proof of our relationship?

Thanks so much.

Sam

I filed when married, requesting the waiver for my pending divorce. I am now legally divorced and have the decree in hand.

Removal of conditions, sorry.

Hello everyone,

After almost four long years of waiting, my interview date has finally arrived. Unfortunately, my (ex)-wife and I are now divorced, however the letter states that I should bring my spouse to the interview. Do I need to track her down and ask her to accompany me or is my divorce certificate enough?

Also, I'm sure it has been covered, but what should I do to prepare? I have the usual forms and evidence, but what questions should I prepare for? I'm terrified.

Thanks,

Sam.

I Fed Ex'd another letter today explaining what happened, and also included a copy of the envelope they sent the RFE in with the date stamp on it, I'm praying and waiting. Thank you for all your replies!

I already Fed Ex'd the information I had to them today, which should arrive on Tuesday. I didn't think to put a note in the envelope but I will send one separately tomorrow. What would I need to say at my INFOPASS appointment?

Hello VJ'ers,

So I am now in the next step of my residency crisis, and I'm really running low on self-esteem and moral. The amount that I have had to go through in the past year has really taken a toll, and I guess it wasn't even nearly over.

I called several times over the last few months to ask for updates on my case as I had received no information or anything on my case and was quickly approaching the 12 month mark for my i751 removal of conditions. The agents I spoke to repeatedly told me that the case was still pending and that I just needed to wait. On January 18th they finally decided to send me an RFE, which was meant to be sent on October 24th. Apparently the letter was returned as undeliverable. I finally received it on January 19th, but amazingly that was the last day I had to respond by.

I have no idea what to do, obviously my case will be denied due to the fact that I never replied, but I never had anything to reply to. I never received anything, and even after multiple phone calls I was still left in the dark.

I'm terrified, my life that I have spent 3 years building here feels like it's coming to a sudden, completely unfair halt. I'm sure I will have to get a lawyer, so does anyone have any recommendations for the Orlando, Fl area?

What comes next? Am I waiting for immigration officers to knock my door and take me to the airport? Is there anything at all I can do?

Is this something that happens often? Should I be worried?

Hello all,

Some of you may remember some of my posts from a while ago, I filed my i751 with a divorce waiver as I was in the process of getting a divorce, unfortunately 6 months have passed and my wife has consistently given me issues about signing paperwork, we both agreed to a simplified divorce which Florida offers, but now she's intent on making my life as difficult as possible.

In the event that I receive an RFE for the divorce certificate and I am unable to provide it within the 87 days, what happens? Can anyone give me any advice or point me in the right direction? These last 6 months have been nothing but stress and i feel like I'm running out of options.

Thanks.

If you are in Florida, then you are in luck. There is no waiting requirement in Florida. With no joint assets and no kids, it can be done very quickly. Sorry you have to go through it though. Best wishes.

I have done a bit of research into it, it doesn't appear to be horrendously expensive - thankfully we never bought a house or had any children yet. I'm not sure what the next step to take is, fortunately I have about 5 weeks to figure something out. Obviously the sooner, the better.

I have used this site a lot for help, throughout the entire process - you guys are amazing. I appreciate you all taking time out of your busy lives to help people such as myself. I have until March 10th (when my green card expires) so hopefully I can look into divorce proceedings, see what all that entails. Sadly, I'm not knowledgable on any of this. We currently reside in Florida, do not share any debt and have no children. So far as I can tell, this is all going to work in my favour. It's not the resolution I want, but my wife doesn't seem interested in resolution.

Has anyone experienced anything similar to this? If everything went to plan, I was planning on filing the i751 within the 90 day period. I have the form and evidence ready, sadly the situation has now changed.

Well obviously I need to file for divorce asap, but I'm worried that it will take longer than I have left on my conditional green card. I am currently not divorced, but looking in to what I need to do in order to follow that path, I guess.

Hello vj'ers - it's been a while.

Life in the USA has treated me well, I always felt that married life was going well - until I got home from work last week to find that I am now, essentially, a single man. My current conditional green card expires in March, and I'm trying to figure out the next step I'm supposed to take.

I did look through this link http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0924-lee.shtmand it seemed like a lot of useful information, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. Do I file the removal of conditions form without my wife, stating that we are now divorced, and then wait for them to ask for proof of the divorce later?

I'm confused, I'm incredibly hurt, and it appears as though my wife (the USC) was simply biding her time with me, right up until the very last second, in order to attempt to tear out any foundations I have made in this country. I apologise if this topic has been covered a million times, I'm just trying to figure out where I should be going from here.

Thank you all so much for reading.

Sam.

Just a word of warning, my green card was approved months ago and we changed address, long story short we still haven't received it. I filed the correct address changes numerous times, have been to two infopass appointments yet somehow they managed to send it to the wrong address twice just to have it returned. I have been warned that if it's sent to the wrong address a third time, despite all my efforts to assist them in doing something right, I will have to pay for a replacement card. It sounds like a con, and it probably is - but I can't prove that. The system the USCIS employ is terrible, before the card is shipped make sure you file an infopass appointment and make sure they have the correct address on file, otherwise you're in for months of suffering. Good luck!

It's the car that needs to be insured, not you. Trust me. I took the exam on my mother's car when we moved to Connecticut from London (despite being the USC I'd never had a US licence before) and when proof of insurance was asked for, it was asked for on the car, not for me. I was not named on that insurance card, though I was insured separately for another car that we had in storage in another part of the country. (Very long story.) When you drive your wife's car for the test, you will be covered under the third party cover on her insurance, just like when she loans the car to a friend or relative to drive for the day. After you get that Florida DL, you'll obviously get cover.

Moving to the Moving Here and Your New Life in America forum from General Immigration because the thread is about life in the US, not about immigration.

Thank you very much for clearing that up for me, I am well aware that I will need to be covered and have every intention of being covered once I have my license! Sorry for posting it in the wrong area, I never know where to go. Thanks for the info, really appreciate it!

Okay well thank you for the slightly condescending reply... I am well aware that I will need to be insured for the test, I have however heard that if the car is insured in my wife's name and I have permission to drive it then it wouldn't be a problem, this may or may not be true I do not know. At no point did I say I was driving around 'illegally' without insurance, the car is brand new and as of right now my wife is insured on it - I have never driven the car. What I was asking is whether or not I would have to arrange an alternative insurance company as most of the ones here will not provide cover for me with a "good old UK" license. I don't understand how they expect me to take the test in an insured vehicle when our insurance company wont cover me with a UK license! I'm more than willing to take the test which is a complete joke compared to the one we have to pass in England, I just wish I knew why my insurance company wont cover me on a UK license!

So I should be going to take my Florida driving test next week, this is completely stupid as I have seen the driving standards out here and I have a full UK license, but that's not the point here! It says on the DMV wesbite you must have proof of insurance to be able to take the test, my wife is insured on our car but I am not, as I have a UK license. Anyone out there been through this yet? Am I going to have to fork out hundreds of dollars for an insurance policy I don't want so that I'm covered, soley for the test?

They would have to file the I-485 before anything else, I think you said they were already married so therefore they would need to apply for a k3 visa. The process generally takes about a year, and the foreign fiancé isn't allowed to live in the US until the visa is approved. They wont be able to file the i-485 until the k3 visa is secured, depending on the processing times and if the visa is approved you would be able to file for the AOS in about a years time.

Hi...i also filed my AOS on February..had my biometrics done on march 17..and now my case is transferred to California Service Center..they said there is no more interview...is this true? is your case was also transferred to CSC? Since my biometrics, i have not received any letter yet from USCIS..i just check everyday on the website and always say initial processing...

Yeah as Alex and Astrid said - there is a chance you will be approved without an interview but it's not a fact, you may still be required to attend one. Look up a few timelines similar to yours and you might find out some more information.

My card was approved without an interview in like 57 days, we applied in January They seem to be going incredibly fast at the moment. Good luck at the interview!

Well after spending another pleasant day on the phone with the USCIS, I managed to speak to a very helpful lady who filed a service request for me regarding my missing greencard - this morning, very conveniently I must admit! I have an e-mail saying that my card has been returned as undeliverable from the post office! Seriously let this be a warning to anyone else who might be having a similar problem or will do in the future, they are in no rush to do anything to help you out. Be very persistent and keep calling - hopefully it will arrive this time!

You should look into the home residency law, I'm not sure if it's applicable here but it would mean that the foreign fiancé would have to return to her country of citizenship for a year. I may be wrong, but it's probably worth checking up on. Good luck!

Hey Vivi6, so I just got back from my interview and the first thing they asked me was about my authorisation to work in the United States! So I explained the story to my interviewer and she said that was not a problem as my green card had been approved and she could see it, however she could not officially offer me a job until I have it in my hand. She continued with the interview nontheless and has put me in for a swim test next week (job is as a lifeguard at Disney) so it looks as though I'm going to get the job, just as soon as I get my damn green card!

Driving to our old landlords house might not be a bad idea, see if he has had anything - I have a gut feeling he would have just thrown any mail out though, I know we used to get a lot of mail for previous residents who had dissapeared. The Post Office said that our carrier hasn't been delivering anything to the old address because we had the forwarding set up - I went and checked the new post box today and my change of address notification was in there, but still no green card! Roll on April 16th when I can finally find out what the hell is going on. Thanks for the replies guys. For the interview I think I'm just going to print off all of my approval notification e-mails and hope for the best!