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Hello everyone, its been a long time since we were online here, we sent Nida's ROC packet on 08/04/2014 and received our I-797, Notice of Action today dated 08/08/2014, could someone please add us to the list I am a little rusty and don't want to risk making a mess, thanks in advance.

I agree with Queen Penguin, re- submit everything, and maybe add a letter explaining how you came to be there at that time, in other words, explain the relationship leading up to the visit.

Hello Fellow VJers,

We had our interview on Aug 28, 2012, my fiance was told to give them 3 weeks and we should hear back from them either he'll get his passport with the visa or a letter explaining of what needs to be done. Does anybody have any experience on this kind of delay? How long will this normally take? Can I call any offices? Is there anything we can do to expedite the process. Or just any experience you guys went thru just so I can have an idea what to expect.

Thanks so much in advance for all the input.

Have a great day!

We were in ap also, there is no time limit and really no phone calls will speed it up, it usually lasts a few weeks. was there a 221g given?, if so what was checked on it?

Congrats!!!! Our AOS timelines were very similar, we just got approved too!!!!!

Finally !!!!! September 15, 2012 card production! The long wait is over, thank you Lord!!!

We are still waiting, priority date is december 5, 2011, we are working with our congressman at this time, good luck to everyone still waiting.

We sent ours in December 1st. 2011, still waiting, we put in a service request and they told us to wait 45 days for the results of it, the 45 days have come and gone without any results. We are contacting our Senator monday. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

We are still waiting too, the 45 days of our service request is up on August 17th and we have heard nothing.

Sino po ang mga taga Texas dito? Dallas Fort Worth Area.

Thanks!

hi,im in texas too.I live in Grand prairie/ arlington.

Congrats to everyone who has been approved lately, we are still waiting, We called again and all we got was being told to wait the full 45 days for the service request results. August 17 is our 45th day of the service request, calling our Senator is starting to sound good.

We called USCIS again today to check on our case, they told us they are now working on Jan. 1 2012 applications, since her priority date was Dec. 5 2011 they let us put in a service request. He said we should be hearing from them within 15 days. Yep, more waiting, we are 6 days shy of 7 months, good luck to everyone.

Not ok.

Well I hope mine happens soon. We mailed ours in on December 1st so hopefully it is true about working on the December 2nd ones.

So we have the same receipt date of December 5th, good luck to you guys, I hope we here something soon !

We called again to check on my wifes AOS and they said after checking they are working on December 2, 2011 at this time, since ours is December 5, 2011 we will take this as good news, I hope its true, good luck to all December filers still waiting.

Another reason why giving all those gifts is not always a good idea, The guys think it makes them the mayor or something, and the families start expecting gifts always, maybe she should return all the gifts to him and be done with him...

Here in Texas you go and basically purchase the license at the couthouse, at that time no one pronounces you man and wife, so you then present the license to whomever will marry you, then you will receive your marriage certificate in the mail, this is a basic explanation.

We were transfered 12/20/2011 and havent heard anything since...

We called customer service on friday and they said they are working on november cases at this time, has anyone else heard this? They said if we havent heard anything in the next 30 days to call back, we are at 5 1/2 months now, I hope they are not just saying what they think we want to hear...

Leave him, try a seperation if you want to try to salvage your relationship, or file for divorce, you say you have your greencard, so that means you can work and save money to go home, contact one of those friends he wont let you talk to and see if you can stay with one of them if a shelter is not an option for you, good luck, i hope things work out for you.

We were able to get ours by taking SS card, marriage certificate, passport, and NOA from AOS filing, they put it in her married name,first they said no, but i did some research online and saw that if you are in the AOS process and can prove it you are eligible for a state ID. I cant say if it works for a drivers license.

Since I've been unfortunately married once before, I can confirm that it is not necessary to return to SS office just to update the work status. My ex-wife had "not valid for work" thing on it even after she was a US citizen. Only the EAD card or green card mattered when it came to working.

yes you are correct, I should not have said have to go back, we just choose to go back to have it removed to remove confusion from employers that may read more into that phrase than they should. Since you were married before did the SS office let you change the middle name at that time? Iask because we want to do it also and i am confused by what they said versus what Dave said, his timeline is not filled in so i am not sure if he is in the AOS process since it says K1 visa on his profile, i guess we will check it out more when we go back...

New Hampshire has you just tell people what the new name is, they do not make an official record of the name change. I like my states method better, you enter what you want the name to be when you apply for the marriage license.

http://www.ci.concor...siteindx=L0a,13

How do I change my name after marriage? Is it taken care of for me when I complete the license application?

Name changes are done by the couple and usually require presenting a certified copy of the marriage certificate, which is available after the officiant [person performing the ceremony] files the marriage license with the city clerk. The certificate is presented to any agency where the name change would be recorded; social security, driver's licenses, creditors, etc.

You can register your marriage at the Philippines Consulate handling your area by mail. There's no rush in this, and you can get the form from their web site. She cannot change the name on her passport until she registers the marriage, and I believe the passport needs to be done in person. Might be exceptions if you have the new style passport already though. I just know my wife has the old style and we would have to travel to Chicago, about 8 hours way. We just found out they're coming to our city this August though, so we'll make the passport name change and renewal then. We've already been through the registration of marriage through the mail. If you're divorced, send a copy of your divorce certificate. Its not in the instructions, but they requested that from us after we sent in the report of marriage abroad. I'm glad we didn't drive 8 hours to Chicago to find out we did not have something!

I was wondering if what you are saying is the social security office let you change your wifes middle name on her card? They told us we couldnt do it, that they could only change the last name, they said they had to go by what was on the birth certificate and passport for the middle name...

you will have to go back to the SS office either way because your card will have the valid for work only with DHS authorization on it if you got it before your green card, also we were told at SS office they dont recognize the Filipino way of changing the middle name after marriage, only the last name, for AOS use the name on your paper work that you want to be put on your green card.

must be the EAD/AP card. congratulations.