Coleen

OP, if you wish to return to the U.S. by use of your AP document, bear in mind that CBP can ask anything and refuse entry for any reason (including anything that your Consulate asked during your visa interview).

Until you have your green card, always, always carry a copy of your marriage certificate with you. If you have a copy of the cover-letter that went with your AOS filing, bring that along, too. You can never be overdocumented enough when you face dealing with CBP.

Don't need AP anymore I'm really happy about it! And so far, I have always carried my marriage certificate around, my bag/purse has been full of documents for the past 3 months. I am so glad that it will stop in a few days.

Coleen,

love your avatar. Cool!

You will not be able to get a conclusive answer as you are walking in nowhereland.

1) You will be able to return to the US with the AP, no problem.

2) A US citizen doesn't need a visa for Mexico. An LPR doesn't need one either. A citizen of any part of the former Yugoslavia does need one, however. You are the latter, yet not quite to former. Thus, it's rolling the dice on whether they'll let you enter or not. Nobody can predict that with any degree of certainty as the mind of a Mexican border patrol officer is even more mysterious as the mind of a beautiful woman.

Thanks Just Bob,

I have to say that I'm a big fan of your comments

I'm not walking in nowhereland anymore as my AOS was approved yesterday, so hopefully I'll get my GC by the beginning of March

Yes, you are legal in the US. But you have not been approved for conditional permanent residency as yet. Which means there is still the chance that another country (in this case Mexico) will be "stuck" with you if you are denied reentry to the US. The same would happen if you tried to enter Canada.... as Mexico, Canada, and the US are all part of the WHTI agreement which allows US permanent residents to enter each country WITH a greencard. No greencard, no entry. From the WHTI ID travel requirements:

"U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents with a Permanent Resident Card or other evidence of permanent residence status and required documentation"

Unfortunately, you do not yet have evidence of permanent residence status because it has not yet been approved.

Thank you very much, I am 100% legal as of yesterday My AOS was approved! Yay!!!

These are all things a green-card holder may have not a person waiting for adjustment of status to be approved.

Reentry permit: is not the same thing as an AP document. Reentry permits are for green-card holders that will be out of the USA longer than 1 year.

Notice of action (Indicating expired resident card is extended): is the letter that is sent out to a conditional green-card holder when they file an I-751 to remove conditions.

Seal I-551: is a stamp placed in a green-card holder's passport indicating they have residency status.

Yous status is a limbo status, you are legal in the USA as a visitor, however your are not a resident until AOS has been approved, and you have green-card in hand..

Again good luck with traveling to Mexico without a visa.

Thanks for advice.. Luckily my AOS was approved yesterday so I don't have to worry anymore

Well people thank you very much for all of your answers. I just love VJ!!! There's always someone who can help you

As I already said, I called Mexican embassy and consulates regarding my concern. They all told me that I would be able to travel to Mexico with my passport and AP. But, as some of you said, you can never be 100% sure.

I logged on to uscis this morning just to see if there was at least a touch for the past few days, and to my great surprise MY AOS PETITION IS APPROVED!!! It said: that they approved it yesterday and ordered a card/document production! I was really greatly surprised and amazed! I wasn't expecting this to happen any time before late May/early June.

So, it seems like I will be able to travel to Mexico with no worries! And that's great! I will be able to enjoy my vacation with no worries about what might happen with Mexican border officers or American immigration officers.

This all happened really fast for me and I'm very pleased that I didn't have any kind of complications. And it's all thanks to VJ and its members

Thank you everybody!

And here's more:

http://www.consulmexchicago.com/

Thanks for your help everybody.. I appreciate it.

U vezi ovih vakcina... Moja supruga je izbjeglica iz RS i nema staru knjizicu u koju su te vakcine upisane niti moze doci do nje. Zna li neko postoji li neki drugi nacin da se dokazu vakcine?

U ex-YU vakcine su upisivane u zdravstvenu knjizicu i u KARTON VAKCINA. Malo ko od nas odraslih da jos uvijek ima tu staru zdravstvenu knjizicu. However, sto se tice KARTONA VAKCINA, to je mali blijedozuti, ili ti ga oker boje, kako god hoces, karton velicine A5 formata otprilike sa upisanim datumima i vrstama vakcina. Taj bitni dokument se cesto nalazi u ZDRAVSTVENOM KARTONU osobe, a zdravstveni karton se nalazi u instituciji u kojoj se osoba primarno lijeci, kod nas su to porodicne ambulante. Ako supruga nije uspjela prebaciti svoj zdravstveni karton iz RS-a u FBiH ili gdje vec, onda se on vrlo vjerovatno nalazi u djecijem ili skolskom dispanzeru u gradu u kojem se lijecila prije nego sto je izbjegla.

Vakcine se dokazuju uz pomoc jedan od ta dva dokumenta: stare zdravstvene knjizice ili kartona vakcina. Ako nijedno od to dvoje ne postoji, vjerujem, 95%, da ce vakcine morati primati ponovo, ako ne sve onda barem osnovne.

Sretno..

Agree with Dan. You need your GC. Otherwise, the rules for your particular country apply. In other words, you need a visa. Link

People that I talked to said that I just need a proof that my status in U.S. is legal.. Here's the copy of e-mail I got from Mexican Embassy:

Mrs. Kartal, Neira,

US Citizens can travel to Mexico without a visa or consular stamp on the passport. It is important to bear in mind that you should travel with a valid US passport or travel Document.

Permanent residents of the United States can travel to Mexico without a visa or a consular stamp on the passport. However, you should have with you a valid passport or Travel Document plus the US Resident Alien Card (Green Card) or seal I-555 or Immigrant visa or Notice of action (indicating expired resident card is extended) or reentry permit.

You only need to fill up a migratory form that will be provided in the plane or port of entry.

If you have any doubts please contact Mrs. Marines Cervantes at our Visas Department. Phone number: 202.736.1008 or mcervantes@sre.gob.mx

Best regards,

Consular Section

Embassy of Mexico

Washington, D.C.

The issue is really not whether you are able to enter Mexico or not, the issue is really whether you would be able to return to the US without problems. You say that your Advance Parole has been approved, so this document should allow you to enter the US upon your return from your vacation. I remember that when I was undergoing the AOS I traveled to Mexico and in preparation for this I filed for AP. Upon return to the US the officer asked me why I had an AP, I told him that I thought I needed one to re-enter. He said, "they change things so much that I don't know what needs to be done any more," and he proceeded to let me in the US. Of course, my situation is different because I am a native of Mexico and the passport that I was using to travel was a Mexican passport. It seems to me that you need to check the rules of travel with Mexico with the Mexican authorities to see if Bosnians need a visa or not. I would imagine you would not because Mexico is, in many ways, a tourist driven country. It would be hard to believe that they would turn away a potential tourist...

Thank you, my thoughts are exactly the same... Why wouldn't they let me in for a vacation if I have a proof that I can be admitted back to U.S...

I beleive you need a Mexican visa unless you have a Green-Card.. Unless Mexico has a visa waiver program with your home country..

Your K-1 visa is not longer valid, it was canceled when you entered the USA, what they mean by Valid visa is perhaps a multi-entry visa like a F-1, J-1, H-1B, etc...

Ok, I understand that my K1 was cancelled, I got married before 90 days expired and so at this moment I AM LEGALLY IN UNITED STATES. Am I right? So, if I am legally in United States and if I travel from U.S. to Mexico and back I do not need a Mexican visa. That's what I found on Mexican Embassy website. And they also told my travel agent that I don't need visa if I have Notice of Action for AoS and Travel Document. That's what people from Mexican embassy said. I would require visa if I was traveling from Bosnia though...

I just wanted to know is my status now legal in United States or not? If I did everything correctly (god married within 90-day time frame and applied for AoS) my status here should be legal, right?

Hello everybody,

I have a question about traveling outside U.S. while my GC is still pending. Here's the thing: I have arrived to U.S. in July 2010 with K1 (fiance(e)) Visa. I got married in September and sent out the applications for EAD, AP and GC in October. My EAD and AP were both approved in January and at the same time my AOS documents were sent to CSC. When I go to uscis.gov and type in my AOS number it still gives me ''INITIAL REVIEW''.

My husband and me wanted to travel to Mexico in the beginning of March this year for a 5-day vacation (honeymoon). The other day, we went to see a travel agent about it, and after I'd explained my situation she called Mexican Embassy to check if I would need Mexican Visa. They told her that I do not need Mexican visa to enter Mexico as a tourist as long as I have legal status in U.S. (valid visa) and my passport is valid. They also suggested to call Mexican Consulate in Kansas City to double check.

I called the Mexican Consulate yesterday and since no one answered I left a voice message explaining my situation, and this morning I got an answer from them. They told me the same thing: I can travel to Mexico as a tourist with a valid passport from my home country and a proof of legal status in U.S. (valid visa).

I really have no idea if my status here in U.S. is legal or not, because some people here on VJ say that it's not, some say that it is.

My K1 visa has expired, of course. My I-94 expired as well I guess, it's dated to October 24th (that is the date when my 90 days here expired). My passport is valid until 2015. I have two copies of Advance Parole document which expire in January 2012 (I asked for two because I want to take another trip soon after my honeymoon). I also have 2 Notices of Action for AoS: one showing that USCIS accepted my AoS application, and the other showing they transferred my application to CSC. Does those documents show that I am legally in U.S. at the moment or what?

I'm 95% sure that I can travel to Mexico for a vacation with these documents, but 95% is not same as 100%. Has anyone had similar experience? Is there anyone who can help me? I don't want to pay for my vacation and prepare for it and then be denied entry or have complications.

I believe that there are people here on VJ who know more about this than people in Mexican Embassy. I'm saying this because I called and sent them e-mails and no one seemed to provide me with 100% clear answer.

I really hope that there's someone out there who can help me....

Thank you.

Hej..

Veliki pozdrav svima.. Nisam odavno postala.. Jednom kad predjes granicu ove drzave pocnes da se hvatas u kostac sa nostalgijom, stresom, dokumentima i slicnim stvarima, pa nikome nije do piskaranja i budalesanja po forumu.

Anyway, samo sam zeljela da svima zazelim sretnu Novu 2011. godinu! Sve najbolje i neka vam svima ide sve od ruke, da niko nigdje ne zapne i da ne dobije RFE ili nedaj Boze kakvu odbijenicu..

Hey everybody..

Thank you for your help. It meant a lot and I really appreciate it. Here's what we did: My husband called local IRS office but couldn't really talk to a live person, he just left his phone number for them to call him within two following business days. After that he called that general IRS number, waited like half an hour for someone to pick up the phone. The person that answered told him that he could get his transcripts the same day over the fax but since we don't have a fax machine, nor anyone we know, he decided to go to local office with no appointment (he got truly disappointed when I got my RFE because he was sure that we'd sent all the documents, although I had told him back then that I wasn't sure about his Tax Returns- he wouldn't listen , so he took this RFE as merely HIS mistake).

So, as I said, he went to local IRS office on Tuesday around 3 p.m., just walked in, gave them his SSN and ID, waited for about 5 minutes and got his Tax Return Transcripts.

On Wednesday, we sent Transcripts and RFE letter back to USCIS with Express mail.

I hope that now everything is going to be fine.

My special thanx goes to Nich-Nick who took time to explain all the terms to me, that was really nice of you and I really appreciate it.

So guys, what do you think how long will I wait now? I mean, this RFE means that they started working on my case. How long does it take to get an EAD card or interview for AOS after one gets RFE?

A tax transcript will solve all your problems and you won't need W2s, 1099s or schedules. Here is the form 4506-T

You want to check box 6a and write 1040 in the blank by #6.

On #9, write 2009, 2008, 2007

See page 2 of the form to get the mailing address depending on the state where you live. You can fax that form to the IRS and the fax numbers also depend on the state. See page 2. I think faxing to your regional IRS office is a faster process than calling the national number.

If you call 1-800-908-9946 (the transcript line) , there is an automated system for ordering transcripts. You'll have to enter your husband's Social Security number and the numbers of your street address. Can't remember if there's anything else like birthdate perhaps. It will generate an automated request to mail your transcripts.

You can do either of the above even on nights and weekends.

And to answer some of your questions, even though transcripts take care of what you need----

Income tax returns will have the form 1040 (or 1040A or 1040EZ). That's all some people ever have. But depending on your income or particular situation, the complete tax return could have other papers filled out. Some could be called Form XXXX or Schedule X. Common Schedules are Schedule A (if you itemized deductions), Schedule B (if you get interest or dividends from investments), Schedule D (capital gains and losses--like if you sell stock, you report it), and Schedule C (for self-employed). They will be titled and named Form XXXX or Schedule X at the top of the page. Anything called "Worksheet" is not part of the tax return, but for your records only.

W2s are issued by employers telling the wages earned and the amount of taxes held out.

1099s aren't received by everyone, but also show income earned. Some people earn many thousands of dollars each year shown on 1099s so that why they prove income. Some common ones are:

1099-INT shows interest earned on investments

1099-DIV shows dividends paid for some stocks

1099-R shows retirement income, like a pension.

So skip the tax forms, schedules, W2s, and 1099s by ordering transcripts from the IRS. But DO mail in a photocopy to USCIS and keep the original in a file.

Seriously, thank you for all of your help.

Ok your husband when filling out I-864 affadavit should have included 1099 and W2's these are attachments of tax returns system here and we had the same RFE for 2009 1040 tax return. Not sure why you would have given originals tax documents, they only need copies. With the RFE you need to send back the original letter , make sure you cpy one for yourself to keep, and you will have to call the local IRs and request transcripts of his 2009 tax return. Takes a week? for them to return to you. You need t get on that right away Monday and then take it from there. You don't need to write to them or anything and the documents you took at interview would not mean anything to USCIS back here in US. Thats why its good t make copies of everything before you send off so you have some evidence of what you have already done. They want the whole tax return for 2009. Hope this helps sure someone else will chip in with more or better advice.

Thanx a lot for your help.

See the AOS thread in my signature which has the IRS info required to obtain tax transcripts. A tax transcript is better than the tax returns because you don't need to worry about the W2s and 1099's and other supporting stuff.

If you go to your local IRS office you might be able obtain the transcripts there and then. Give them a call and good luck.

Thank you Vannesa&Tony, I read your thread and it was really helpful.

And once again, thanx everybody else who found time to help me with this, I really appreciate it. If it wasn't for VJ and its members I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't have come so far. Thank you!

Hello everybody,

I hope that someone will find enough time to answer my questions clearly. Prior to writing this topic I have researched a little bit here on VJ, but I was unable to find an answer or maybe I was just unable to understand it, and it's because I'm new to USA and don't know the exact processes for certain things.

Here's my problem: About an hour ago I received Request for Initial Evidence (I-485). This is what it's about and what I have to send them back:

1. The petitoner/ sponsor submitted a Federal income tax return with form I-485, Affidavit of Support. However, the Federal income tax return was for a prior tax year. Please submit the Federal Income Tax Return for the most recent tax year.

2. Submit all the supporting tax doumentation (W-2s, 1099s, and all supporting tax schedules) submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from the petitioner/sponsor on form I-864, Affidavit of Support, for the most recent tax year.

I have 87 days to respond to this RFE.

I'm an AOS petitioner based on K1 visa. So when I had my interview for visa back in my country they took the front page from my boyfriend's Federal Income Tax Return for year 2009. When I submitted documents for AOS, besides the rest of that document (my husband thought that it would be OK because you could still see all the numbers USCIS wants to see) I also included his Federal Income Tax Returns for years 2007 and 2008 (they were all original documents and we haven't kept any copies with us), as well as his pay stubs for the most recent 6 months. We really thought that everything's gonna be OK. But, now I see we made a mistake.

So, my questions about all of this are: Where do I get the whole document (Tax return)? How? How long does it take to get it?

I think that he can go online and print out his W-2s. Now what about 1099s? What exactly is that? And how do I get it? And what are ''supporting tax schedules''?

How do I respond to this letter? I know I have to include the RFE and these documents, but should I write anything, some kind of letter saying what documents are included or something like that?

I'm asking all of this because he's at work atm so he can't provide me with any answers, and I am really anxious to find out more about the whole thing.

Could anyone please provide me with a clear and understandable answer about this whole thing? Please..

As for question number 3, I suggest that you just read and follow the guides here. Write a cover letter and list all the documents in your package. Then just order the documents according to the list and that's it. You can just use simple paperclips, there are really no special requirements that you MUST follow. They will not return your package to you if it's not in perfect order. Everybody has its own way of organizing documents and once again just read the guides and you'll be fine.

Remember that ''one picture is worth a thousand words''. A lot of people got an RFE for not providing sufficient proof that they actually met in last two years. Passport stamps ARE important, but when you think about it they don't really show that you two have seen each other in the past two years, they can also mean that you were on a business trip or something else. USCIS must have a proof that you two were at the same place and same time in the last two years. What's better than pictures than?

Good luck.

So, here was our experience:

We got married pretty soon after POE, for several reasons. One of them was that I wanted Nik covered under my insurance ASAP, and that started when we got married. Plus, he needs to get his BP prescription, so the sooner I could get him on the insurance and into a dr, the less we would have to worry about running out of his medication. Anyway...

He went straight in to see his new Dr as soon as we could get all the insurance sign ups taken care of, and while he was in for that first consultation, he asked the Dr to do the missing vaccinations and give him proof of having them done. So, all we paid for catching up the vaccines was the office visit copay of $15 or $35 or whatever. None of this $100 each BS.

Then, since no shots were needed, we shopped around for a CS who would do the transcription. I started a thread sometime back, you should be able to find it if you search for "Civil Surgeons who DON'T rip you off" A lot of other people have shared names of other civil surgeons who provide the transcription service for a reasonable fee.

Hey Heather,

Thnx for sharing your experience. My case is a way different than yours. We got married more than two months after my POE. A few days after, my husband adder me to his insurance. My insurance card arrived just yesterday. We really didn't have that much time to go around and search for doctors. We are at the point where we just want things to be done and AOS application to be sent. My K1 status ends on 10/24 (in two days) and I have appointment with CS on 10/25. I really just hope that the doctor will be able to give my shots and make my vaccine transctiption on the same day so we can send my AOS application sometimes in the afternoon. I'm just so afraid of being ''out of status'' even for one single day, and that is the main reason why I really don't want to call any other doctor at this point.

I have read that thread (''Civil Surgeons who DON'T rip you off'') a few days ago and found info on the Civil Surgeon I am visiting on Monday, thnx for that (whoever mentioned him). Luckily, we won't have to pay in cash. My husband has an HSA debit card (provided by his company medical insurance); he can use that to pay for medicines, doctor's visits, dental costs and similar stuff.

I just hope that other people will read these posts and know exactly what to do when it comes to vaccines transcription for AOS.

I TOTALLY AGREE. WE GOT RIPPED OFF WITH 800 DOLLARS FROM A CIVIL SURGEON AND THEY WERE TOTALLY RUDE!! VACCINES WHERE ABOUT $100 EACH AND HE NEEDED 2. HE ALSO DREW BLOOD OUT OF HIM AND GAVE HIM A TETANUS SHOT AND FILLED OUT THE PAPER WORK AND JUST FOR THAT CHARGED US $400 FOR THAT. OH AND FOR HIS X-RAYS IT WAS ABOUT $100. OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CIVIL SURGEONS......BUT I ADVICE PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL. ON THE I-485 IT STATES THAT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A MEDICAL EXAM WITHIN A YEAR IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO GET ANOTHER ONE AND ONLY GET THE VACCINATION PORTION COMPLETED BY THE CIVIL SURGEON, THAT'S IS WHY WE WENT TO A CIVIL SURGEON. ONCE WE WERE THERE...THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO JUST THE VACCINATION PORTION EVEN THOUGH IT'S STATED ON USCIS APPLICATION. THEY TOLD US ''TRUST ME! EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS THAT ON THE APPLICATION YOU WILL NEED IT ALL!" AND ENDED UP CHARGING ALL THIS :( SO NOW I WONDER IF IT WAS REALLY NECESSARY FOR A CIVIL SURGEON TO COMPLETE THIS FORM AND CHARGE US ALL THAT?? MAYBE I COULD OF JUST DONE IT MYSELF AND ATTACHED A VACCINATION REPORT TO IT. MMMMM :( BUT YEAH WE GOT RIPPED OF SO BE CAREFUL AND INFORM YOURSELF.

I am even mad at myself a little bit. I used to be an active member of this site in the beginning, I knew everything about K1 process, I knew every single thing about every single document I needed for K1 to be done with no RFE's. But there are some people here, older members, who are just not willing to help you, who are here just to play smart with other people and are generally very annoying. I stooped using information from this site just because of them. Now, I regret doing that. If I hadn't stop coming here I would have known exactly what to do about the whole vaccines transcription process. I would have known better.

But, there's no going back now. I just hope that we have learned our lesson and that next time we'll do things differently.

Well, at this point all I can do is say ''Thank you for your advice''. It's a little bit late for me to call around doctors and schedule any new appointment. I know that I could have done this differently if I had started thinking about everything earlier.

Whoever reads this topic and is about to start AOS process, please have in mind that there is a way to get those shots for free, you don't have to pay hundreds of dollars to Civil Surgeons.

Once again, thanks Florianns Man.

Hi everybody,

I decided to write a little something about this topic because I wanted to share my experience with vaccines transcription.

When I did my medical examination in my home country, which happened in June 2010 (four months ago), the Panel Physician told me that I didn't get all of my vaccines but there was still ''enough'' of them written down on my vaccination record so he didn't make me get any new, but he made me do HIV test, which at that time wasn't required by USCIS (HIV testing is not required as of the beginning of January 2010 or something like that). He also wouldn't give me a copy of DS- 3025 when I asked for it, he just said that he would take my medical to the Consulate in a sealed envelope and that I had nothing to worry about. I didn't want to argue with him but instead I wrote an e-mail to the consulate informing them that this doctor was not informed about any changes, did not respect USCIS regulations (the form I-693 clearly says that doctors are obliged to give one copy to the patient) and so on. After a couple of days some people shared their experience (with the same doctor) and they said that he stopped doing HIV tests and started giving DS-3025 copies. So.. I concluded that people working at Consulate weren't doing their jobs i.e. weren't informing Panel Physicians about new regulations. I ended up with no DS-3025 in my hand because someone in the Consulate wasn't doing his/her job the way he/she should have.

Luckily, I brought vaccines transcriptions from my country. It is written in my native language (Bosnian) with some portions written in Latin language. I took this with me to the USCIS Civil Surgeon. I was really afraid that they wouldn't accept it, but after the nurse took a look at it she said that I have to get 3 shots before the doctor can make my vaccines transcription. The transcription itself costs $50 and then there are these 3 vaccines: $85 for Tdap, $85 for MMR and $90 for Variccela. I'm on my husband's medical insurance (Blue Cross/Blue Shield which is like, at least I was told so, the top insurance in USA). When I asked her if the insurance covers these shots she told me that my insurance has nothing to do with it because this is Immigration based stuff and MUST be paid for. Me and my husband decided to schedule another appointment with that same doctor at a later date and to call some other doctors meanwhile just to check prices. We called almost every doctor from the USCIS list of CS's for our area (Saint Louis, Missouri) and oh my, most of them have no idea what they are supposed to do. One even told us that we needed to get an Immigration Attorney because my case was specific hahaha, the other told us that the price was $185 either we want a complete medical or only transcription, the third told us that he would first take my blood sample (to confirm what shots I need) and after a couple of days, when blood results are there, he would be able to give me the shots I need for approximately $100 each plus $150 for transcription.

We also went to International Institute to see if they know more about this. The receptionist gave us the phone number of the doctor who works with immigrants. We called her and she told us that it is possible for me to get those shots for free and then take that additional proof to the Civil Surgeon for transcription, the only catch it that we would have to wait longer for an appointment with her, which is not possible because I'm in a hurry.

My conclusion is that most of these Civil Surgeons are really ripping people off, and some of them, besides being rude, have no idea about what they are supposed to do about these vaccines transcriptions for I-693 (like ''you should get an Immigration Attorney because your case is specific''??? #######?).

My advice to anyone who comes to U.S. on K1 and needs a vaccines transcription is that you should visit the International Institute in your city (if there is one) and consult their doctor because he/she can tell you whether you need any shots or not, and if you need some just get an appointment and get those shots for free, take that additional proof together with vaccines transcription from your country or DS-3025 (if you got one) to the Civil Surgeon. As for Civil Surgeons- call every that is listed on uscis.gov and ask for price (for vaccines transcription only) before deciding on one.

This vaccine transcription was the most difficult document to get for my AOS and the whole process of getting it was very stressful. Be prepared for everything and anything.

Pozdrav raja,

kako ide?! Nadam se da svi vi koji prolazite kroz bilo kakav visa journey proces, nemate pretjerano puno problema i da to ide glatko.

Imam pitanje za vas, pa bih molila da mi neko, ukoliko je neko bio u slicnoj situaciji, odgovori. U procesu sam, gdje cekam dokument iz jedne druge drzave. Na nasem jeziku se zove Uvjerenje o nekaznjavanju, oni ga tamo zovu Letter of a Good Conduct. Ostalo mi je to i ljekarski pregled, koji cu zakazati cim se doktorica vrati s godisnjeg.

Problem je sto se za izdavanje tog dokumenta ceka duzi vremenski period. Sto je to poprilicno 'peglativan proces' na koji se ne moze puno uticati iz Bosne, jer vi kad njima kazete hitno, oni vas bas puno ne slusaju klimaju glavama i opet rade po svom. Danas me obeshrabrila cinjenica, gdje sam zivkajuci ambasadu te zemlje, po ko zna koji put, dosla do saznanja, da nakon 2.mjeseca,cekanja, Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova jos uvijek nema potvrdu iz njihove policije na osnovu kojeg izdaju to uvjerenje.

S obzirom da se rok za prikupljanje neopodne dokumentacije za K1 vizu, i zakazivanje intervijua, blizi svome kraju (4. mjeseca od primanja NOA2) hvata me panika. Da li je neko od vas imao prilike da ugovori odgodu perioda predaje dokumentacije ili naknadnu dostavu, papira koji mi treba, te izdavanje vize, nakon sto se taj dokument dostavi?!

Sa istim upitom,putem poruke na engleskom jeziku, sam se obratila na neki od kontakt mailova, koji su postavljeni na internetu a ticu se konzularnih usluga u ambasadi USA u Sarajevu.

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Veliki pozdrav za sve vas.

Zavisno od toga koji od uposlenika Americke ambasade u Sarajevu procita tvoj mail, dobijanje trazenih informacija moglo bi biti nepravovremeno i nepotpuno. Licno, o problemu koji si napisala ja ne znam nista. Medjutim ti mogu dati savjet da nazoves ambasadu direktno i razgovaras o problemu sa osobom koja podigne slusalicu s druge strane linije. Stvar je ozbiljna da bi se rjesavala e-mailom. A ako ti istekne 4 mjeseca koliko NOA2 vrijedi, cisto sumnjam da mozes uciniti bilo sta povodom toga osim pokrenuti opet nesto ispocetka, pismeni zahtjev ili neki vrag koji ce ti uzeti dosta vremena. Najbolje nazovi, objasni, pitaj.

I sa srecom..

Meni odgovara Cali zbog "No smoking," jer nisam pusac. Eh, ako si rock girl, Saint Louis je definitivno wrong place for you, kad su nase "birtije" u pitanju. Nisu to ni narodnjaci, nego organic turbo-folk, hahaha. Svaka cast svemu, ali ja ne bih mogla tamo zivjeti zbog tih stvari i klime. Prije sam govorila, da mi je samo one cevapdzinice i burekdzinice ovamo "prebacit'," a sad ovdje imamo i nas bosanski restoran i prodavnice, pa mi vise ni to nije desire. Ma, dobro, sigurno ni tu nije sve turbo-folk, mora biti i pokoji rocker. Dok se malo naviknes na okolinu, sve ce to doci na svoje. Gledaj sve pozitivno i da si sad skupa sa svojim dragim i sve ces krize prebroditi.

Sve najbolje i no sikiriki.

Tnx za podrsku I guess I'll be fine..

Coolen, svakoga ta kriza "puca" kad tek dodje ovamo, pa se nadam da ce i tebe uskoro proci. Sto prije pocnes da radis ili ides u skolu, prije ce ti biti bolje, jer ce ti misli biti okupirane drugim stvarima, osim samo da mislis o familiji koju si ostavila iza sebe u BiH. U Saint Louis ima toliko naseg naroda, a mjesta za izlaske, k'o da si u po' Bosne, pa se nadam da ce i to pomoci, da se osjecas "kao kod kuce." Doduse, draze mi je da sam "got stuck" in California....bar kad je "No smoking" rule u pitanju, hehehe. Ti si "frisko" iz BiH, pa ce ti, vjerovatno, sve to izgledati kao dole i manje ces se osjecati strancem.

Zelim ti da se sto prije naviknes na novu sredinu i da sve krene svojim tokom.

Cali is divine, any other word would be inadequate to describe it. Ali sto se tice tog ''No smoking'' rule, e brate, oborilo me, ubilo u pojam.. Svi su me gledali s gadjenjem, i cini mi se da jedine predrasude koje imaju jesu prema pusacima. A nigdje vutre nema vise nego u Cali, zbog toga se niko ne zali i to ne predstavlja socijalni problem, ali cigare, cigare su izvor svih zala, aman.. Ali ja opet volim Cali, bez obzira sto nisam mogla zapalit cigaru kad god mi je to palo na pamet.

Raditi ne smijem, ici u skolu ne planiram jos barem naredna 3-4 mjeseca dok se stvari ne slegnu malo bolje, ali sam posjetila veceras Barnes and Noble, it's like my favorite store, like someone took me to the paradise, i kupila sam si par knjiga, tak da imam sta da ucim doma.

A druzenje s nasima ovdje po Saint Louis-u, pa ne znam bas da li je to dobra ideja.. I'm a rock girl, a ovdje nasi trehaju po narodnjacima u 16, prave sijela u dzamiji i slicno, a ja tu sebe bas i ne vidim.. Od svega Bosanskog dobra stvar je sto mogu na cevape kad god mi se cefne, a i na sarmu ili hadzijski cevap

Ma ne znam.. Sve u svemu nisam odusevljena. Saint Louis je pustara.. Not to my liking. Al' et'.. We'll c.

Hvala svima vama koji ste mi pozeljeli sretan put, zaboravila sam to spomenuti gore.. Nisam prosla bas sjajno, ali moglo je biti i gore ipak..

Puno pozdrava.

Eeeeej jesi li stiglaaaaaa?

Kako je proslo? Jesu li se emocije malo stisale? Uf otkad sam procitala ovu tvoju poruku sve mi se zeludac zavrce od pomisli sta me ceka za manje od mjesec!

nadam se da ti je sve kako treba!

EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. Evo i mene...

Na POE u Washingtonu je bila katastrofalna guzvetina pa sam zakasnila na connecting flight, pa su mi rekli da cu morati prenociti na aerodromu do sutra u podne kada su mi dali boarding pass za taj let, ali su me stavili na stand-by za istu noc... Shoot.. Preplakala sam 6 sati na aerodromu, vozala se okolo po terminalima u potrazi za smoking lounge ko muha bez glave, trpila sazalijevajuce pogledne putnika u prolazu i radnika na aerodromu, i na kraju parade sam se jedva nekako uspjela progurati na zadnji let za Saint Louis za taj dan. Kod momka sam stigla u pola 1 ujutro.. What an exhausting day! Uzas.. Trebalo mi je cijelih sat i po cekanja u redu da stignem do Immigration Officer-a a s njim sam sve zavrsila u roku od 5 minuta. Uzeo mi je otiske desne ruke, slikao me, pitao imam li stari pasos sa sobom i DS-2019 form, kako sam se upoznala sa zarucnikom i kada ce biti vjencanje, otvorio je kovertu, udario pecate na dokumente i u pasos i to je bilo sve. 5 minuta eto.. Ali ta drama nakon toga.. Nabubrila sam sva od placa, trebala su 3 dana da mi se povuku podocnjaci..

Sto se tice emocija- ne, nisu se stisale, tek sam napola svjesna svega sto mi se trenutno desava i samo se bojim trenutka kada ce me stvarno pogoditi cinjenica da vise nisam to sto sam bila cijelih 28 godina. Ako se to desi ne gine mi anoreksija, ionako sam za ove dvije sedmice u USA smrsala skoro cijele 3 kile..

Sto se tice ostalog.. Ma, sta ja znam.. Ja bih radije da je on dosao meni u BiH..

Kada budete kupovali kartu pazi da izmedju POE i connecting flight-a (ako bude potrebe za tim kao u mom slucaju) bude barem 3 sata vremena. Ja sam imala 1h i 50 min, i nije mi bilo dovoljno. Bolje da imas vise vremena nego da budes u zurbi i da se unervozis kao ja..

Uhhh.... Koliko god duboko da udahnem cini se da ne mogu dovoljno da izdahnem.

sretan put

mogu misliti kako ti je

u mene stara 2 mjeseca prije zna zaplakati sra ce tek biti kad krenem aah

javi se iz amerike

opet

SRETAN PUT

Hvala ti puno.. Sta da ti kazem.. Ovo se ne moze dovoljno opisati rijecima. Vidjet ces..

Moja se opet koliko toliko trudi da ne place, ali mogu samo misliti kakav ce joj dan sutra biti.

Javicu vam kako sam prosla na POE, izmedju presjedanja imam samo 1h i 50 min, daj boze da stignem na sljedeci let..

Puno pozdrava.

Neka ti je sa srecom, ja idem krajem avgusta, isla sam vec tri puta, i uvijek sam se bojala leta,a sad mi to ni na kraj pameti! I ja imam bas tremu, ali najvise od pozdravljanja i rastanka sa mojima! Ufffffffffffffff! Bas te ja utjesi !

Hajde samo pomisli koliko se cekalo na sve ovo, i na one papire i da je gotovo,i bice ti bolje! A i tamo ce biti dobro, u stvari bice nam kako se mi postavimo, budemo li kukale tako ce nam i biti, zato osmijeh na lice i pomisli kako im je sminka i garderoba jeftina,i sva ona nezdrava ,ali ukusna hrana......

Saljem ti veliiiiikiiiiiiiii pozdrav i da sve bude kako treba! Javi kako je proslo kod Amera na aerodromu!

P.S. Zaboravih ti reci da pomislis i na vjerenika,ono najvaznije izostavih !

Ma putovala sam i ja avionom, isla sam tamo, obisla pola USA. Ja uzivam u letu avionom.

Sinoc mi daidza kaze: ''Zaboravi svoje roditelje, sada mora da njegove prihvatis kao svoje..'' a ja pogledam u tatu a on u mene i vidim kako su mu se oci smanjile i zakrvavile k'o da je 20 grama vutre popusio.. Sekund je falio da mu suze krenu pred svima, a ja se nisam mogla suzdrzati i nisam ni htjela. Sta da pricam.. Koliko god se bojim ostaviti svoje toliko se, jos i vise, bojim kako cu sa njegovima (sreca pa necemo biti u istoj kuci, ali ipak..)..

A momku sam rekla da mi napuni frizider do vrha hranom (majko mila- kao da ovdje gladujem ili nesto) jer cu prva dva dana samo da jedem! Tako sam pozelila sve njihovo!

Danas mi je posljednji dan u mojoj kuci.. Ja kofere jos nisam spakovala Neda mi se Zjape onako otvoreni u hodniku i cekaju, a ja ne mogu da se skontam.. Crnjak..

Hvala na podrsci. Ali ne vjerujem da ce me bilo sta tamo moci dovoljno utjesiti kada mi budu nedostajali mama i tata, kada budem imala problem a ne bude mame da ga s njom podijelim niti tate da me zastiti.. (Pomislit ce neko da sam nezrela, ali sta sad..)

Uhhhhhh...

hehehehhehhehhehe i ja sam se salila! jel ti ovo ides za tri dana?

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E, dok sam ja stigla da procitam.. Idem za 2 dana.. U ponedjeljak ujutro u pola 7.. Imam tremu katastrofa. Ne od leta, to mi je najmanja briga, nego od svega ostalog sto me tamo ceka.

ma u Bosni posla ima ko hoće da radi

može mi neko reći kad se uplaćuje za vizu

može li se u bilo kojoj raiffeisen poslovnici

ili

to mora biti u Sarajevu negdje ?

Ima u Bosni posla u kafanama uvijek.. Kak' ne..

Mozes to u bilo kojoj poslovnici Raiffeisen banke, samo im kazes da je za vjerenicku vizu. Meni su uzeli 560 KM. Uplatis dan-dva prije intervjua..

Izvinjavam se ako sam sa ovim gore predispozicijama nekoga uvrijedila nije mi to bila namjera.. Mogu se ja druziti sa svima, godine mi nisu bitne, to je vise bila sala