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    N-400 May 2017 Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Update:

     

    I had my naturalization interview this morning, Aug. 2, 2018 at Fort Myers, FL. My naturalization was approved, thank you Lord and to the full support of my husband since we started this process. My interview experienced is wonderful. Our conversation is very light and the IO made me very comfortable. If a job interview will gonna be like that, I will not hesitate to go to a job interview everyday!...  I did prepared lots of documents that was listed in the notice paper but she didn't even ask for it. She showed me a thick pile of my documents beside her desk and she said, you know these are yours?....😂 thinking omg she have all the docs. probably since the first step we did this process .... Most of the time I spent in the room of the IO is basically we are just chatting, no kidding... about me and my family... then the test begun, I was asked to read 3 sentences, I was instructed to write one sentence and I was asked 6 questions from the Civic Lessons for the Naturalization Test. I got it all correct of course!..., By the end of the interview she said to me that, she hope every applicant is like me.  And that's it.... I got approved, she congratulated me and she told me that I will be scheduled for my Oath Taking next week. Before I left the building I already have my paper for my oath ceremony, Aug. 09, 2018. And after 2 and half hours my cellphone beep informing me that my case online was updated.😊

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    N-400 May 2017 Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Just to update: My husband went to the post office yesterday afternoon and took all our mails (hold our mails for 14 days because we are out of state) and he gave me my Form I- 797C, Notice of Action ( Naturalization Initial Interview Notice). I will gonna have my interview on Aug. 2, 2018 in Fort Myers Field Office. Time to review for me now.... :clock:

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

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    4 minutes ago, Going through said:

    Even still... the OP's friend isn't going to be able to apply for an EAD or any other immigration benefit right now because when she submits an application for that it's going to be discovered that she didn't get married on the K1, and chose to overstay illegally instead.

     

    USCIS would find that out pretty easily and quickly.

     

     I don't know if she'd have a good shot at getting an EAD...

    yeah that's why her friend needs to back home... 

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Suss&Camm said:

    With an appeal in progress it would be the same as the aos still pending which explains the ead still being valid.

    I don't know all I know she is re-appealing for GC that's all because I've seen with my eyes that she has two years EAD that's all I can tell you... and she is working here legally in two jobs...

    2 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

    Her husband is petitioning her from inside the US. She doesn't need to go back home. It's not the same thing. 

    A ban is only activated once she exits the country. 

    well I know that too...  

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

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    1 minute ago, Suss&Camm said:

    The cases are different. K1 doesn't have the same case as a tourist entrant, they are not similar cases. Had the OP entered on tourist visa she could "marry another usc" if she were to find a new partner. The OP will never have that option.

    yeah I know.. bottom line is same thing just go back home and then just come back here if someone is willing to petition again... as per visit visa same thing if you over stay the only thing you can come back here if they give you a ban is if someone petition that person... 

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted

    Just now, Suss&Camm said:

    You don't hire an immigration officer - you hire an immigration lawyer. IO's work for uscis.

    The rules for ead's are clear - they are only valid while ead is pending. Once she gets a denial get are automatically invalid. It's not something you get a letter about but it is just how it works. After that she would be working illegally.

    yeah sorry, that is an Immigration lawyer... but well just sharing that case to the OP because I know a person really has that case...

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted · Edited by marklovetina

    12 minutes ago, Scandi said:

    So a person like that is basically paying $1225 for an EAD every year/every two years since they get no greencard out of it. Sounds like a good deal for USCIS. :P

    yeah I know the last time they spend $4K to pay for an Immigation lawyer and now they are re-appealling again for the case... sucks right...

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted · Edited by marklovetina

    15 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

    Adjusting from a tourist visa is not in itself a problem. There must be something more to the story.

    Also every time her green card is denied the ead becomes invalidated as well.

    yeah of course there is more story behind it but that's all I know but you know what probably the uscis treat every situation differently because her EAD is not invalid in fact she has two jobs... but I know clearly that she needs to renew it because if not she cannot work here... and before she got that EAD they need to hire that Immigration lawyer but still uscis refused to give her a GC....

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted

    Just now, Unidentified said:

    So your friend is in her third green card application?

    yeah that's correct I know they been fixing it for a long time but she always get denied because she enters as a tourist visa then married an american man... I know the relationship is genuine because she really love her husband but the way she enters here she can't get a green card... but atleast she can work because they gave her an EAD but that expires every two years I think.. she is renewing her EAD card every two years that's what I know... 

    Overstayed

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted

    I will share you something... I know a Filipina came here in the US in a tourist visa and she overstayed and married an american man.. until now she cannot go back to the Philippines and sad thing is she cannot get her daughter to come here and be with her in the US.. they spend thousands of dollars to an immigration officer but I heard she still got denied twice already... BUT she was granted an EAD so she can work and stay here legally but she cannot get a green card and she's been here in the US for so many years... the case of your friend she might ended up like this too.... as many said here what your friend  doing is a fraud... the only way she can come back here again is, IF someone is willing to petition her/him again to come back here in the US... advice her/him the right thing, we know that its a pain to deal and wait but at the end of the day it will be more better when you straighten out things right... and also my relative just came back here in the US after 21 years of waiting, she came here as tourist, delivered the baby here overstayed for some months came back tot he PH but still after 21 years she got a multiple tourist visa again... I think because my cousin is a USC here and she is living here now and the mother just want to visit her maybe the CO thought if they denied her the daughter will just petition her anyways right maybe that's why she was granted a multiple visa now... 

    N-400 May 2017 Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 7/13/2017 at 8:35 PM, vosnmars said:

    You know I realize not all of us started with K-1 visas, but for us, we did.  I looked back at some of the questions in the K-1 forum for those that are filing right now and I think to myself about everything that we have gone through.  We do not have "normal" relationships and go through so much.  Our K-1 process was a bit long, but relatively easy.  When I came onto VJ, there was no information regarding the Consulate in Kuwait or the process so I had no real help sorting it out.  I had to ask the Admin to add Kuwait to the list so I could post the information for others!  Luckily Kuwait is very responsive to email and phone calls, etc so it was easy.  The AOS was smooth.  However, we made a huge mistake for the ROC.  We sold our house and moved to California.  We thought it would be better to file for the ROC after we moved so we didn't have to change addresses, etc.  Big mistake.  The move hurt financially (amongst other things) and we didn't have the funds to pay for the ROC.  We ended up filing a day late!  Thankfully they accepted our package, but for the first time we got an RFE.  Basically, what we submitted could appear as if one of us moved without the other.  They wanted more proof that we moved together, etc.  I sent what we had.  Now we are beyond normal processing time and had to get an extension stamp.  Then we get called in for an interview.  They asked some basic questions and other stuff.  We were approved.  At this time we could've applied for citizenship, but again funds were tight so that is why we didn't file until this year when we could have done it last year.  I'm just glad to be at this point finally and can't wait for it be done.  Its been a hard and long road.

     

    What's your story?

    thank you for sharing your journey... we really did a hard time on my k1 visa petition but that is a history now... after I got here not much, because I never had an interview in both petitions of my AOS and ROC but now I am filing for my naturalization I really need to go for my interview right?.. no one is exempted on this stage... 

    N-400 May 2017 Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    9 hours ago, hopephilly said:

    Hi faith38, I just had my fingerprint done but I did not get the book for the civic questions !!! Should I go get it or they will send it to me ?

    thanks 

    They should already give you one when you did your biometric, but I think there is a link in the uscis website maybe you can print it for you to review the 100 questions... and by the way there is also a practice test on the site...:)

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