Leenie

My husband had his interview in Chicago on the 29th and was approved!!! Hooray!!!
I could not attend due to obligations at work, so he went alone, which posed no issues whatsoever (after all, I couldn't have gone into the interview, anyway). I wanted to post a detailed explanation of how it went for you all, but he said he was SO nervous that it just flew by. Of the civics questions, he could only remember two of the six he was asked (the name of the chief justice of the supreme court and how many years a senator's term is). Overall, he said it was very, very easy. Just so long as you can answer "no" and "yes" to all the right questions and you have your paperwork in order, there's no need to worry. I am the documents freak in this marriage, and since we were filing on the 3-year marriage rule, I prepared some extra evidence of our relationship (car titles, loan papers, etc), and none of that was even needed at all.
My husband was given a paper saying he was approved, and he was told he will receive a letter regarding the oath ceremony but that the ceremony should be in about a month's time. I guess I will update when we know that date.
We both feel an incredible amount of relief now!!! Best of luck to everyone who is still waiting for their interview!!!

You may have figured it out by now, but I'll respond, anyway. When a married couple files their taxes jointly, there is a primary and secondary filer (I don't know how this is decided, maybe just whichever person's name the accountant designates? Who knows). Chances are that your fiancee's dad is the primary filer, and if your fiancee uses her dad's SSN, then it will work. I encountered this this situation when my husband (UKC) and I (USC) got to the removal of conditions stage. I couldn't order the transcripts using my SSN, because I wasn't the primary filer - he was! Once I used his SSN, all was well.

Anyway, I'm afraid I can't answer your second question definitely because I've never had a co-sponsor. Hopefully someone else will chime in

Thanks @EricaandHeath! Using IE worked. I dont recall them saying something like "for best results use Internet Explorer"!!! Who still uses Internet Explorer in 2013???

I agree with some others that it's not really such a "red flag," as far as immigration goes. If you aren't comfortable with it because you'd rather both your names be on the house, then that's something you need to work out within your family. But if your discomfort stems from immigration, then you have little need to worry. When you send in your ROC, your best bet is probably to write a short explanation of the situation for the immigration officer reviewing your case and stick it with the rest of your evidence, so as not to leave them wondering about the true nature of the situation. A bigger problem would be if you left them completely in the dark about it. Then, prove the bona fides of your marriage with as much other evidence as you can.

Sheesh, above two posters! Put on your critical thinking caps - he is afraid that if she doesn't come back for the interview and his ROC is denied, he'll be shipped back home, where everyone knows he left Islam and is making death threats towards him. I'd be very scared in that situation as well. OP, I wish I could do or say something to help you, but I do sincerely hope this situation can work out for the best. Looking forward to good news from you!

Sheesh, above two posters! Put on your critical thinking caps - he is afraid that if she doesn't come back for the interview and his ROC is denied, he'll be shipped back home, where everyone knows he left Islam and is making death threats towards him. I'd be very scared in that situation as well. OP, I wish I could do or say something to help you, but I do sincerely hope this situation can work out for the best. Looking forward to good news from you!

People here have given you good medical advice. Getting tested for HIV and STIs right away should definitely be your first priority. But there's another issue at work that is downright scary, and it's your husband's treatment of you. I couldn't let this go without commenting: He let you see the gynecologist? You have a right to your health, and no one - not even your husband - should stop you from receiving medical care, whether you appear to be in perfect condition or not.
Please do as others have suggested: if you have family or friends in the area, reach out to them for support and protection. If need to see the gynecologist again, you could check into seeing a Planned Parenthood physician, if you have one in your area. They will be able to do confidential exams and testing, so even your husband doesn't need to know, and in many cases they can provide reduced-cost or free services.
You have enough on your plate as it is now, but when you are secure in your health again and things are calm, I urge you to consider you marriage: are you truly equal partners, or has he overstepped his bounds as a husband?

People here have given you good medical advice. Getting tested for HIV and STIs right away should definitely be your first priority. But there's another issue at work that is downright scary, and it's your husband's treatment of you. I couldn't let this go without commenting: He let you see the gynecologist? You have a right to your health, and no one - not even your husband - should stop you from receiving medical care, whether you appear to be in perfect condition or not.
Please do as others have suggested: if you have family or friends in the area, reach out to them for support and protection. If need to see the gynecologist again, you could check into seeing a Planned Parenthood physician, if you have one in your area. They will be able to do confidential exams and testing, so even your husband doesn't need to know, and in many cases they can provide reduced-cost or free services.
You have enough on your plate as it is now, but when you are secure in your health again and things are calm, I urge you to consider you marriage: are you truly equal partners, or has he overstepped his bounds as a husband?

$600 option is when you get your 2 yr card renewed.... so actually $600 is on top of $1100... so you will get that option too eventually.

I'm praying for you and your daughter I can't even imagine the grief.
You may register your daughter's birth with the UK Embassy in the USA. This is irrefutable proof of her UK citizenship, but I believe it need not be done right away. You already have a lot on your plate. Here is a link: http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-usa/birth-registration/
As far as the AOS goes, I don't know exactly what you can do, but I can give you some ideas. First, I'd probably call the national customer service line (1-800-375-5283) and let them know what has happened. They will probably be able to tell you what to do. If you'd like to see someone in person, you could make an Infopass appointment online (http://infopass.uscis.gov/)

I'm praying for you and your daughter I can't even imagine the grief.
You may register your daughter's birth with the UK Embassy in the USA. This is irrefutable proof of her UK citizenship, but I believe it need not be done right away. You already have a lot on your plate. Here is a link: http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-usa/birth-registration/
As far as the AOS goes, I don't know exactly what you can do, but I can give you some ideas. First, I'd probably call the national customer service line (1-800-375-5283) and let them know what has happened. They will probably be able to tell you what to do. If you'd like to see someone in person, you could make an Infopass appointment online (http://infopass.uscis.gov/)

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!!!
We talked about it, after she woke up. She was just really down and couldnt see the end of the tunnel yesterday after she talked to her parents. We've been planning a wedding with the thought of her parents willing to help us out, like they said. She found out that her parents don't have the financial ability to support her right now, neither can my family because they are all planning to come to the wedding (family of 5). Her thinking was lets just wait another year so we both can save up some money for the plans we had already made. BUT its just a change of plans now. Basically she said in a email that she just wanted some support from me and that the wedding is still a go! We have aa budget and we're going to make the best of it. She's already planning about powerpoint presentations with our pictures on it haha!
Thanks everyone for your advice and help truw this stressfull day for me. August 6th 2011, is my weddingday!! Yeaaa!

Egh, I've never even heard of Ophiuchus! I don't want to be that

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Why is it only men that "bring over" "wifey." Not everyone here is a man who looks for wives in foreign countries online, and plenty of women are the sponsor for their husband's immigration.

Hello Anh. Forgive me for using your comment as an example, no offense intended. But I want to use it to make a point.
If I had a nickle for every time I heard someone saying, " there is no requirement that you file for Adjustment of Status within a certain time frame", I would be rich indeed, so I have to call foul on this.
Because, if 5 years go by, and still no AOS filed, I can't imagine that this is OK, and any sane person barely familiar with immigration of a spouse to the US will have to agree. Go ahead, put it 10 years and no AOS. THis still isn't OK.
After one year, the immigrant's medical exam is no longer valid, and then the civil surgeon gets to make a monthly payment on his Lexus, courtesy of ya.
So realistically, there is a time frame: It is called common sense. The common sense time frame is: "As soon as you can file for AOS, then do it." Preferably within the 90 days of the K1 Visa period, in order to protect status.
I'm sorry to say, but if a couple did not plan ahead, and have the AOS fee in the bank and ready to go at the time of POE, then that couple did not think this process thru thoroughly,
I have long said that the man needs to have $10K in the bank on POE day, in order to do things right and not scrimp and scrape for pennies between the seat cushions to pay for his new immigrant wife's expenses.
Instead, wait an additional year to bring wifey here and save up more dollars until you have a comfortable cushion to do things proper.
Am I such a madman from another planet in my thinking here? Be sure to let me know!
OP, best wishes, and no offense to you as well. I just hope you follow Larry The Cable Guy's advice and......"Git R Done!"

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good b!tch.

I think I did this on Christmas Eve the first year Wes and I were married. Maybe the second too.
I would never ever want to go down the immigration path again. It was hard.
But would I change having gone down that path to be with Wes? Not in a million years would I change it. Every once in a while we get a lucky break. A certain someone is out there, and we find them. Who knew I would find him 4000 miles away from me? Who knew that through the various twists and turns of our lives we would one day happen to cross paths electronically.
How could I tell that what I sensed was real? How could he? How good was our internet "radar"?
How permanently etched in my mind is the first time I saw him, walking across the airport terminal, so tall and so tired, smiling from ear to ear, pulling off that silly hat, sweeping me off the ground.
How can I forget the look on his face when he first saw me in my wedding dress. And the look on my sister's face - she knew. She knew what she was seeing was once in a lifetime.
And how have these years been with my Irishman. They have been blessed. Oh sure, roadblocks. Adjustments. Blending families. Moving house. Unemployment.
But then there is this. There is that constant and abiding knowledge that I am treasured and loved. And that I am the luckiest woman in the world for having found the gentlest, most honest and decent man that never grew up in America. But who found me just the same.
I wish all of you here the same kind of happiness we have found. And I wish you all a very Happy Christmas.

cos he doesn't exist!

By Melissa's own admission- This guy belly ached for an expedited interview at the Embassy by going thru friends in high places and then because of a hangover wanted to reschedule....He cannot catch a plane on time....What next?
Honestly, I've been on VJ a while, I've seen people whose IQ I was sure was less than average complete their immigration and start their lives together more organized and motivated than these two.
It's not real anyway. It's a bored, attn hungry VJer and soon that Vjer's buds will be along to throw poop at those that say this is not real.

How can he possibly have overslept? I was so excited the night before I moved here I hardly slept at all.

OMG now I remember. This is the same couple that was arguing on the forum about where they were going to honeymoon and Julian was sure he was going to arrive on a K-1 and then honeymoon in some foreign country and HE alone would be the exception to the travel rule for K-1s. Some people just have no life.
I would never imagine the wedding itself is a complete goat shtup! This is better than MCat abd his stripper wife he never had sex with.

I wondered who gave me the +1, thanks.

I thought the smug level in Los Angeles had risen recently

God, can we get him deported? It's attitudes and behaviours like this that give entire nations a bad reputation. He's going to need to get over his entitled, elitist attitude PDQ if he thinks he's going to get anywhere with it in the US. For his own sanity and for the sake of the entire British population.
Having said all that, there's plenty of people who are going to be terrified he's Harry Potter's distant cousin, of the Slytherin persuasion, and comply with his foot-stomping for fear of having Crucio cast upon them...

There is short term parking outside of international terminal 5. I have hardly ever seen it full! I think it is about $3 an hour.
The arrivals waiting area has two doors (called A and B), from either of which anyone can come out of. So, even if you check your SO's arrival on the computer screen and it says they will be coming out of A, it doesn't necessarily mean they will come out of A. There can be a lot of confusion there.
If you need a specific landmark to meet at, there is one McDonald's in the arrivals waiting area. You could always pick that. It's easy to recognize. Good luck!