statman78

Hi ka , just join here now im waitting for NOA2 ,taking so long so bored is 123 days now grrr

nice to meet u all

Welcome!

The wait is the hardest part. The paperwork and the fees are something you have to live with. It doesn't end with the F-1. There's the marriage paperwork, SS card, EAD, AP, Conditional green card, removing conditions (this is where we are at) then citizenship.

Be prepared to end up with a very large file

My I751 was received on Oct 3. My check has not been cashes yet. Plus I got to know the service centers are overwhelmed.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

It only worries me more. It is more therapeutic to talk about it here than keeping it to myself.

Now I can think of potential problem of my petition:

1. The date on I751: At the end where we need to sign and date the form. Since I filled out the form before I print it out at last. I typed in the date. Then my husband and I signed it. I do not know if the date by the signature has to be hand-written. Does anyone have any experience about this?

2. I had my name completely changed when I got married. I have a document from the court. I submitted it in AOS. For some reason, I did not think I needed to submit it with I-751 because it had been submitted before. Now I am worried. The name on the greencard is completely different from the name on passport.

3. My name on the lease: My mom-in-law (the landlord) used my name "Rebecca (+maiden name)"on the lease. Everyone knows me by that name here. But this first name plus my maiden name was never used officially. The name on passport is a translation name from chinese name. Since that name was never official, I did not put it on the I751 as alias. Now I think it may be a problem.

1. The date shouldn't be a problem

2. Ying is in the same situation. Her maiden name is on her passport and her married name is on her green card. We also sent in a copy of our marriage certificate linking the 2 names.

thank you very much statman best few days ever!

congrats mark and aam, seems your aos is moving right along!

Ying and I have been married for over 2 years now and it gets better every day! Best of luck to you and your new bride. May you have many happy years together.

congrats on 2 years! that's wonderful and the kind words. i am the bride (usc) i know my husband and i are a more rare case when it comes to thailand. funny though most of the mixed couples we know the man is the asian one (even in my case since my dad is asian and my mom is caucasian)

anyhow nice to "meet" you!

OOPS! Sorry about the mistake. It seems like your case, US woman-Asian man, is becoming more common.

We've tralled out of the country and Ying brings her passport (in her maiden name), green card (in her married name) and our marriage certificate. We have booked the tickets in her married name because it matches her green card and we never had any problems. earlier this year we went to the UK and Fance. Ying needed visas for both countries. The visas were issued under her passport name. Our tickets had her married name. We still did not have any problems.

UserName............Serv. Ctr.....Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Approved

tumbin..............TSC...........04/22/06..........05/04/06........--/--/--........--/--/--(RFE 07-31-07)

Feliz...............CSC...........10/26/06..........11/01/06........08/04/07-.......--/--/-- RFE

haozi101............NSC...........11/27/06..........12/06/06........01/03/07........09/14/07

jennybirgitta.......NSC...........01/13/07..........01/18/07........02/14/07........--/--/--

fragile093..........TSC...........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........--/--/--

Peter T.............NSC...........01/27/07..........02/26/07........03/09/07.........--/--/--

shahkr..............VSC...........01/29/07..........02/xx/07........03/01/07........--/--/-- RFE

ven2lin.............TSC...........02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........--/--/--

Illinois............NSC...........02/19/07..........02/23/07........04/18/07........--/--/--

kn687...............TSC...........02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........--/--/--

tweety..............TSC...........03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........--/--/--

Boscouple...........VSC...........03/16/07..........03/21/07........04/10/07........09/19/07

Frances.............NSC...........04/02/07..........05/05/07........05/24/07........--/--/--

Kearinne............NSC...........04/09/07..........04/30/07........06/02/07........--/--/--

gyuwono.............NSC...........04/17/07..........04/20/07........05/18/07........--/--/--

James...............TSC...........04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........--/--/--

Gringa..............VSC...........04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--

Cassie..............TSC...........05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........--/--/--

Mr.Bigdog...........TSC...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--

Joel'sWife..........VSC...........06/08/07..........06/21/07........07/07/07........--/--/--

thea................VSC...........06/09/07..........06/25/07........07/06/07........--/--/--

Silvanski...........TSC > CSC.....06/27/07..........07/12/07........08/17/07........10/02/07 (RFE 08/29/07)

Sweet Melissa.......TSC > CSC.....06/28/07..........07/10/07........10/10/07........--/--/--

wifiman.............NSC > CSC.....06/29/07..........08/05/07........08/15/07........08/25/07

ForYou..............VSC...........07/20/07..........08/06/07....... 09/08/07........--/--/--

Sami................NSC > CSC.....07/20/07..........08/04/07........08/15/07........09/15/07

stina&suj...........TSC > CSC.....07/13/07..........07/26/07........--/--/--........--/--/--

Stefanie............NSC > CSC.....07/16/07..........07/25/07........military........--/--/--

Bree................TSC > CSC.....07/24/07..........07/27/07........09/13/07........09/25/07

6901................TSC > CSC.....07/24/07..........08/04/07........09/12/07........09/20/07

smushtaq............NSC > CSC.....07/26/07..........08/09/07........09/07/07........--/--/--

mahal...............TSC > CSC.....07/27/07..........07/27/07........09/28/07........--/--/--

Jo1973..............TSC > CSC.....07/27/07..........08/20/07........09/21/07........--/--/--

Widge...............NSC > CSC.....07/27/07..........08/22/07........09/12/07........--/--/--

Smoothsailing.......NSC > CSC.....07/28/07..........08/17/07........09/10/07........09/15/07

dcl766..............NSC > CSC.....07/28/07..........08/24/07........09/13/07........09/19/07

Lugn ...............NSC > CSC.....07/28/07..........08/24/07........09/11/07........09/13/07

Gene&Maria..........NSC > CSC.....07/28/07..........08/20/07........09/10/07........--/--/--

mcutchin............CSC...........07/30/07..........08/20/07........09/18/07........--/--/--

bsokny12............NSC > CSC.....07/30/07..........08/20/07........09/08/07........09/12/07

gwsmith01...........VSC...........08/03/07..........08/22/07........09/07/07........--/--/--

metta...............TSC > CSC.....08/04/07..........08/30/07........09/28/07........--/--/--

Gemma12nEl..........VSC...........08/07/07..........08/07/07........10/02/07........--/--/--

gandagirl505........CSC...........08/08/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

moe_lisa............NSC > CSC.....08/09/07..........09/06/07........09/28/07........--/--/--

Alie................TSC > CSC.....08/11/07..........09/12/07........10/12/07........--/--/--

beggartl............NSC > CSC.....08/11/07..........08/13/07........10/09/07........--/--/--

pj1959us............NSC > CSC.....08/13/07..........08/15/07........09/29/07........--/--/--

guapitoyguapita77...TSC > CSC.....08/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

annelizabeth........NSC > CSC.....08/15/07..........08/17/07........09/28/07........--/--/--

Bubibu..............CSC...........08/15/07..........08/20/07........10/04/07........--/--/--

ca_babe.............CSC...........08/16/07..........08/17/07........09/28/07........--/--/--

eau_xplain..........TSC > CSC.....08/18/07..........08/21/07........10/11/07........--/--/--

nutmarg.............TSC > CSC.....08/20/07..........08/20/07........--/--/--........--/--/--

Kez.................VSC...........08/24/07..........09/01/07........10/02/07........--/--/--

maguilart...........NSC > CSC.....08/29/07..........08/30/07........--/--/--........--/--/--

kitty0657...........NSC > CSC.....08/31/07..........09/04/07........--/--/--........--/--/--

Inlove_tx...........TSC > CSC.....09/01/07..........09/05/07........10/25/07........--/--/--

DougandNancy........VSC...........09/04/07..........09/06/07........10/03/07........--/--/--

poppinslp...........CSC...........09/04/07..........10/01/07........--/--/--........--/--/--

dalegg..............CSC...........09/06/07..........09/07/07........10/11/07........--/--/--

hopeful_laura.......NSC...........09/07/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Tegan...............CSC...............09/10/07..........10/01/07........10/20/07.......--/--/--

FVA...................NSC>CSC......09/10/07..........10/02/07........--/--/--........--/--/--

silent-whispers.....TSC...........09/10/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Whodat..............VSC...........09/10/07..........09/19/07........10/16/07........--/--/--

Pedro...............TSC...........09/10/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Aussielad...........VSC...........09/11/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Moldovandish........TSC...........09/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

statman78.........NSC............09/17/07...........--/--/--........--/--/--.........--/--/--

Wild Wind...........CSC...........09/20/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Little Bear.........VSC...........09/20/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Serenity............NSC...........09/25/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Buckeye6976.........NSC...........09/27/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Added our info to the list - Mailed I-751 on 9/17 and the check has not been cashed yet

thank you very much statman best few days ever!

congrats mark and aam, seems your aos is moving right along!

Ying and I have been married for over 2 years now and it gets better every day! Best of luck to you and your new bride. May you have many happy years together.

we got married on monday! i can't believe it!

now round 2 begins. we will send our aos stuff in right after we get our official marriage certificate in 10 days! woohoo!

Congratulations!!!

We mailed in the I-751 on Sept 17th. It was received in Nebraska on the 18th. The check has not been cashed yet. Looks like we'll have to wait a few more weeks.

Congratulations !!!!!

We had a Thai style ceremony in Thailand before Ying came to the US on a K-1 visa. We did not do anything that was legally binding. During the interview we did not mention the ceremony and when talking to others we called it an engagement party. We did not have any trouble.

I was just wandering around VJ and came accross this thread. It's great to see some familar names now applying for AOS. Good luck to all!!

There is another option for those with a high speed connection. We have vonage and pay for the unlimited package, $24.95. With this package I pay an additional $10/month for unlimited calling to Thailand. We've had the service for about a month and it has worked great!

To estimate processing time for your I-129F check out this link.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp

Once you get your NOA2 from the service center it takes a couple of weeks for everything to get to Bangkok. Then the Thai fiancee will get a packet from the US embassy. You can download the required forms from somewhere on this website so you don't have to wait.

I just tried the SAWASDEE 2 forum and no problems.

Good luck!

My wife has been in and out of the country 4 times since receiving her conditional GC. She has never had any problems.

Ying and I may be interested. Keep us on the list.

Looking at the numbers....

4 million babies X $5000 = $20 Billion per year.

Will this go into the same non existant "trust fund" as my social security money?

Hi Anya,

It's good to be back on VJ. I see that many of the people that posted on this thread in the past have moved on. I've noticed that Yodrak has posted any comments lately. I remember seeing his posts on a daily basis. several of his suggestions helped us through the process.

We've been happily married over 2 years now. Time flies! Ying has been back home 3 times since she moved to the US. She is always happy to go back to Thailand but when she's there she looks forward to coming back to the US. Since we added anew feature to our phone service she calls back to Thailand almost everyday. For $10/month we have unlimited calling to any number in Thailand.

We just filed our I-751 to renew her green card. More waiting. Next November Ying may apply for citizenship. She still has a year to decide.

Take care!

Wow! Congratulations!

We sent in Ying's I751 last week to NSC with about the same type of evidence except we also had copies of vehicle titles and the deed to the house which are in both our names. I hope ours goes as fast!

Looks like we have some waiting to do. I sent in my wife's I751 to NSC last Monday. With this delay getting the NOA I'm glad I didn't wait until just before my wife's green card expired.

Hi Guys this is a quick question and Im a little bit worried..

I was suppose to send my I-751 on September 8th and we completely forgot we thought that we should have send it by October 8th but my card expired December 8th.

you think that will be any trouble since I miss my dateline by 20 - 25 days ?

can I get rejected ?

Thanks.

No need to worry. you should file within the 90 day period before your card expires. If your card expires December 8 you filed in time. My wife's green card expires November 16 but we sent in the I-751 last Monday.

Unless anyone has other advice, I would send in a copy of your NOA with a corrected I-751 form and a letter explaining why you are sending a corrected form.

Congratulations!

Mailed check 7-28-2007

9-7-2007 biometrics and photo

9-17-2007 received 10 year p r c in the mail

now we can relax until 2017 thanks to the fast work of the California office hope every ones else get theres this fast

sent bank statement copy of auto registration sons birth certificate and credit card statement copy of 2 year card copy of beneficiary

Wow! That was fast! Congratulations!!!

Yes. Ton was just there for a month and half. I went for the last week of her visit, and then we flew back together. We had a nice time.

I don't think Ying could take a month and a half back in Thailand. Her family would drive her crazy and she would run out of money since her favorite thing to do in Thailand is to eat and find bargins!

Whenever we come back we always have to ask the hotel for a scale so we can balance out the weight in our luggage.