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Go to JAG, they should be able to direct you to the immigration office, a lot of posts have them an they might be able to help you with forms and everything free of charge.

Your husband needs to fill out a form and submit it to DEERS. Now to get the id you actually do need to be in the office. But you don't have to have an id to be covered by Tricare remote as your husbands SS number is your reference for that.

Here's a question. My dad is about to transfer about 15k into my bank account as a gift for my birthday so I can buy a car. Ummm do I need to do anything legally about it?

Approval letter from Sept 3 along with the card was in my mail box last night! Mailed the packet out May 15, biometrics June 26. That's crazy fast!

Check with his command. My husband is military as well and there is an immigration services office on base that helps with applications and all that. I never used it since I applied for ROC when we were in-between assignments but if he is assigned to the unit his COC (chain of command) can take him to the office and makes sure everything is filed correctly

You don't need to reschedule it. You take the notice and go to the office in Hawaii with his orders. Tell them you moved there and need to get your biometrics done.

You will need to notify USCIS of address change for both of you using the proper address change forms. You will also need to phone USCIS and notify them as you have an active case.

Thank you. I cannot do the change of address for my husband right now as we do not yet have an address (he is in barracks pending housing). I will have a separate set of orders generated for my travel so i guess I can bring them both. Where do I look up the location of the office in Hawaii. Also, I have previously done change of address and did it online and also sent a form. I assumed the same process will apply. Why and who do I need to call?

Hello all!

My husband and I filed ROC on May 15 and today (May 22) got NOA with the green card extension. However my husband (who is Active Duty) received orders to relocate to Hawaii. He already reported to his duty station and I will follow on in a couple of weeks once the paper work is complete. We sent ROC to the Vermont office because at that time we both were residing in MD. Now I have a couple of questions:

1. Will relocation impact what office my application is processed through? Obviously I will do the change of address form, will this result in the ROC petition being moved to California Center?

2. If I receive a biometric appointment scheduled to take place in MD will I be able to reschedule for Hawaii (this is in case the appointment date will be after the date i'm moving)? If so how do I go about rescheduling it? Or can I try for a walk-in? If so how do I go about that?

Thank you.

ummmmmm when r u planning to file your removal? im guessing he will be ship out on jan .8 right ?? hmmmm around april - may is his graduation for bct, ( if he havent been in bct yet) your will be allowing to see him for 2 days ( family day and grad day). you can bring the paper works with u and let him to sign it ..

in AIT , only what he needs to do is go to post office, get a PO BOX , send him the paper works, sign it , send it back to you. or you can visit him and let him sign the paper. AIT is not the same as BCT immediately family can visit a soldier.. spc. if you have a reasonable excuses.

its not sketchy and its legit..... btw tell to his recruiter his stupid sorry but every recruiter should know about this kind of paper works! his just being lazy and he gets what he want from your husband!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRR

Oh btw in bct you can always send him a letter ( i suggest write him a letter every 3 days).. just make sure register the letter if its important documents. then i know u can send a envelop with register so he can use it to send the paper back to u. my husband did this bcoz USCIS messed up with my paper works...

Thank you. I've printed the form out and prob will just get him to sign it now as at this point we cannot even estimate when he will graduate BCT, I assume Match but I also expect him to be delayed in reception and what not so I'd hate not to have stuff ready when the time comes to file my ROC.

Thanks to everyone who posted. However yes, computers are not available for SF candidates, a lot of the time it's "no contact" training thus I need to have everything ready before he leaves.

you could fill out the form and have him sign it before he gets sent, but date it with the date you are elegible to apply. That's one way to do it.

I was thinking about that, but it's a bit sketchy and I don know if it's legal since it will be know he is active duty and away at the time of the application and I'm not sure if you legally can put future date on documents. My hubby needs to have his record clean for the Army so I'm very weary of any things that might impact his security clearance.

USCIS has a special military help line available for members of the military and their families. You could try calling that and seeing what they say; I'm betting they're more than willing to work with you.

Thank you for that info I was not aware of that, I'll def will give them a call tomorrow.

Hi everyone!

My husband has joined the Army and is due to ship on Jan 8 for an 18 X MOS (Special Forces Candidate). It's already very stressful and now I've realized that we have one additional thing to worry about. I'm not a citizen of United States. We have filed for all appropriate paperwork and I have been granted a green card (making me a legal permanent resident) which is good for 2 years and then needs to be renewed (known as "Removal of Conditions") for a green card thats good for 10 years (I will also be eligible to apply for citizenship in the next couple of years).

So long story short, I will be due to file for my green card renewal ("Removal of Conditions") this spring while my husband will still be in Training (probably in Special Forces Operations Preparedness Course) thus he will not be able to sign any paperwork or present himself for an interview if the immigration services will decide to interview us. We already went through this process once (complete with paperwork, medical exam, fingerprints, affidavit statements and documents proving that our marriage is legitimate). Now I will have to deal with it again only when my hubby will be hard at work far away from me.

So at this point I don't know if I need to fill all the forms out now and get him to sign them. But then they will have a date on them thats far before I'm going to be filing the paperwork. But I also do not know if he will be able to complete the forms once he is gone. And I'm not sure if the immigration will just except Power of Attorney if we were to get one. Hubby asked his Sgt at the recruitment office but they have never had a case like that so they said to come back with this question in a little bit and maybe they will have some answers for us. Meanwhile I wanted to see if anyone ever been in a similar situation or maybe know of someone who had a case like ours.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you guys.

Well, the only reason I want to chnage my name is that I'm going to be traveling home to see frienda and family somewhat often (couple of times a year) and I dont want any problems crossing any of the borders, since my GC is in one name and my passport is in a different name. So, basically, how do I get that magic stamp in my passport that will say that I'm also known my my married name?

I'm not worried about property and what not back homev it's all settled. My dad is my official legal representative back home and I'm pretty comfortable with him being the only owner, since all I have I got from him anyway lol

Plus in 3 years, when I will be trying to get citezenship my Amercian passport would be in a different name as well, however I do not wish to abandone my Russian citezenship (once again- I want to visit) but I guess I will worry about that when I get to it.

So my final question is- what do I need to have to get the "also known as..." stamp?

and Another quick one- do I have to register at the Embassy?

Thanx for the reply. The point is I want to chnage my name legally in Russia, so the only way to do it from here is to chnage my passports I suppose. I will be going to the embassy in DC and the guidelines about the documents on their website are not very clear... So I need to bring documents in my old and new name?

Hello everyone!

I have a question I'm a bit confused about. So I married my husband and decided to take his last name. My GC is in his last name. Now I need to change my Russian passport (both of them). I have been on the embassy's website (the one in DC) and got a bit confused in regards to their requirements. Our marriage certificate is perfectly fine. however during the wedding I was not asked if I wanted to keep my name neither it says anywhere on it that I am changing it to my husbands last name. However on the website it says that the marriage certificate has to have that on it and it also need an apostile (I think thats what its called) or a judge decision to grant me ther name change...

In short- what all do I need to change my last name to my married name in my Russian passport?

Any advice will be great!

Also my TB kin test always comes out positive since I have sensitive skin, so I just did the blood test. Less hassle.

you should do the medical so you can actually get your GC. Meanwhile you can file all the complaint you want. Otherwise your RFE will be overdue and you will be denied.

Umm I'm not sure what kind of case you want to file against your husband, but you can travel to USA with a valid tourist visa. At the POE you should state the actual reasons for your visit.

But if he doesnt want to be married anymore there is nothing really you can do.

Just an update- card production has been ordered on the 23rd of July. yay! How long does it usually take to get it?

Just an update- card production has been ordered on the 23rd of July. yay!

I'd say dont lie and dont disclose too much. Fnswer to the best of your ability only questions that are asked.

As to the pics- I've sent mine so at the interview they didnt even want to see our photoalbum. So I'm sayin- yes, send the pics

Well that sounds like she is pretty screwed. Oh well. I laways wondered how situations like these supposed to work out. And now I know the correct answer. Thanx guys. I'm just gonna stay out of it. Their "lawer" told them to just fill the forms and mail his taxes and thats it. I thought a) he is dumb b) he will def get them denied. But thats not my place to decide. I might just give her a link to this topic.

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I've always liked you Just Bob for your straightforward answers

She cannot AOS based on the LPR hubby or the USC child. She could if thy hubby was a USC or the child over 21.

If she leaves, there will be a 10 year ban, assuming she's overstayed more than a year. On taking the child with her- yes she can in principle, but it will depend on the custody arrangement with the husband.

What if there are no custody arrangements? As in- she just taskes off and leaves. Does she need her husbands approval or like a letter or smth in order to take the kid with her? (I strongly advised against just takin the kid without saying anything as it would be kidnapping but I think she doesnt undertand the consequences)

At any rate- so her husband can apply for USC after 3 years of holding a green card/ correct? And after that she could try to AOS I guess.

Sorry about my rumbling, just the whole thing kinda puzzled me a bit and I thought I have researched on immigration laws lol

And then she would have to tell the office that she did have and intent and she will be denied and will be deported, wouldnt she? Thats a sad story.

Harpa Timsah

So with him being a GC holder and her overstay she will be denied AOS?

Firstly I'd like to say thanx to everyone here, I had my green card approved on our interview on the 21st of July and this forum helped so much.

Secondly, I'm coming here with a issue that my friend got. I met this girl on facebook and we got into talking, so she told me her story which completley shocked me. She met her husband while in US on a J1 work and travel program. They hit it off and were dating for a bit before she had to leave. He is a green card holder and she is a Ukranian national. They kept their relationship going through the internet. Next summer she got another J1 and came to US again. However she did not leave, instead she got married to that guy and stayed. Now she recently gave birth to their baby and its now about a year since she overstayed. Her husband has a 10 year green card. I'm not sure why he hadnt applied for a citizenship. Maybe it hasnt been 3 years yet. But anyway, her child would be a USC, correct? And what is she supposed to do at this point? I already told her that it was a pretty dumb decision to get a J1 again and just stay, but you cant cnahge the past.

Can she get an AOS based on the fact that her hubby is a GC holder? Do they wait for him to get te citezenship? Can she get an AOS based on her child? Can she leave the country with her child? and if she does leave what will happen? (as far as I know they had some fights recently and she was thinking about going back home).

I really feel for the poor girl, shes only 22 and have rushed in the whole baby thing and now absolutely ruined her visa history with overstay. Any thoughts on the situation?

I would send all the supporting stuff you got. We sent our pics, statements from friends and parent and just all we had. So at the interview they didnt even ask for anything at all! Btw I'm from russia and my hubby is USC

I got married on a Tourist Visa, then left, then came to visit my hubby almost a year after that and just couldnt keave. We had our interview today. The officer lady didnt even ask about it at all... Even thought i had papers about my work back home that i had to leave and what not.