Funnybeee

Thank you for responding

My husband said the same thing and told me not to worry about it since the whole AOS procedure is behind us and I have my green card.

These things always get me a bit jumpy, I guess.

Beee

Hey all!

Has this happen to one of you:

I recently travelled from the USA to Toronto ( I have my green card and it is the first time I travelled outside the USA since I came to the USA on a K1-VIsa.)

But the thing is, when I arrived in Toronto, I noticed that nobody took out the I-94 departure record which was stapled to one of my passport pages when I entered the USA in 2005.

Aren't they suppose to take it out when you leave the USA????

Damn... am I in trouble now???

Beee

Oh man, you just missed it by one day! I missed it by a few weeks.

I would go tomorrow too, just what Diane said.

Good luck,

Beee

Don't panic...

I missed my biometrics appointment by a few weeks (long story) but when the letter finally came to us, and I saw I missed it by a few weeks I completely freaked out.

After freaking out, my husband called a number that was on the appointment letter. We spoke to a guy, explained what happend and he said:

Send the letter back and ask to reschedule. Do it asap.

We asked him: But arent we going to be in trouble cuz the appointment was a few weeks ago?

He said: Don't worry about that, send the request to reschedule out now and you will be fine.

You will only be in trouble if we don't hear from you in months and months and that is not the case here.

And so we did as we were told, and all was fine, I got rescheduled and no harm done.

So take the notification letter and look for the box where you can request a reschedule. Thick the box and send the letter off. That is what we were told and that is what we did and we were fine.

I advise you though, to call your office and ask them what to do, okay?

Take care,

Beee

Oh man!!! thanks everybody

At first I thought that they made a mistake and I was unsure about it but now I can relax and REALLY feel HAPPY about it.

YAAAAAAY!!!!! I got my 2 year GC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks and good luck to everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beee

Ah, I see dr lha... Great for me !!!

Hope you willl get your green card soon too...

Regards,

FunnyBeee

Hey guys,

I am a bit flabbergasted...

I filed for AOS in September of 2005. Just a few weeks ago I received word that our case has been forwarded to California (we filed in NY).

We are in San Diego for business and my mother in law called to tell me that a letter from Immigration and Homeland Security arrived in the mail.

I was assuming that it was an interview date but instead it was a letter saying: Welcome to America, we are happy to inform you that you are given Permanent Resident Status.

And also another letter containing my Permanent Resident Card...

WHAT??? I was so confused! Aren't I supposed to have an interview first?????

Has anyone heard of this? Or experienced this???

FunnyBeee

Oh man, that is good news!!!!!

Beee

I miss my family more than anything.

Being in oklahoma, without a drivers licence. (i dont drive YET).

You cant walk any where, like i used to in the UK. Theres no buses and the people here are so different. BUT i would not change it for the world!!!! it took a long time to be here with my Stevey

I feel like i stick out like a sore thumb. (in the words of the port of entry officer, whilst arriving on the K1 visa) ....

Where are you staying in the US?

Me: Oklahoma

Him: Your gonna stick out like a sore thumb.

I think..im not sure, that he meant my dress sence (im a Londen lass) and my looks, im told im very pretty in an English rose kinda way.

Mad i know!

Ooofff... Oklahoma and no car... #######!

I am staying all over the US because of my husband's job. But our base is NYC and one does not need a car in NYC.

We have been to cities like Dallas, Houston, St. Louis, Tampa and I was going CRAZY cuz I don't drive a car.

Also when we were in LA, I was stunned of how few pedestrians I saw on the streets...

I LOVE the cities where you see people WALK! Like Boston or Philly or San Francisco and NYC!!!!

That is cute, Lizzy, you are pretty in an English rose kinda way ...

From London to Oklahoma???? OMG... I feel ya girl...

Beee

Hello Clownies,

Oh my, San Franscisco is a beautiful city to live in

I hear ya, the boredom can be lethal! Thank God for internet!

Me too, when I talk to my peeps on the phone, a feeling of sadness comes over me. Also, because I don't hang out with them, and don't share stuff with them anymore, the conversation is like "how are you? I am fine..." and it almost ends right there!

Hang in there... hope AP and EAD will arrive soon...

FunnyBeee

Hello everybody,

Thanks for your replies, sharing your stories, and giving out some advice. It is really appreciated by me! You are all darlings...

Reading your stories give me the feeling that I am not alone coping with this.

All in all this is one big adventure, with like everything in life, its ups and downs.

I wonder though if there has been anybody who in the end could not cope with living in the USA and returned to their country (with or without spouse). I always wonder about that...

I always say to myself: "Beee, this is what you have chosen to do, so make the best of it!" And that is what I am intend to do

Again thanks all! I wish you too all the best!

FunnyBeee

Hello Vi, yes that is exactly how I feel. Allthough I try, I just don't come accross people like my dear friends in the Netherlands.

And yes Luis&Laura, choices you make in life entail consequences. Some sweet and beautiful, some lonely and sad.

After the excitement of all the paperwork, and after the excitement of marrying, being in a new country, comes the realization of how sweet my life was before all this.

My new life is sweet as well, but with a soft tone of loneliness, which now more than ever is becoming quite loud.

FunnyBeee

Hello,

I have been here in the States since April 2005 now. Got married and lead a pretty easygoing life here in the States... Adjustment was going just fine, I really feel happy and okay in my new life.

But suddenly it hit me all of a sudden that I haven't seen or hung out with my dear circle of friends "back home".

I am suddenly overwhelmed by a loneliness beyond belief and am so incredibly homesick.

How have you been coping with feelings like these?

FunnyBeee

Thank you for asking this question cuz I run into the same problem:

On my AP my married name is stated and in my passport my maiden name is stated...

And I was wondering the same thing: will I get problems with it?

Should I apply for a new AP with my Maiden name or can I just bring my state ID which has my married name and also bring my marriage certificate?

I don't know what to do...

Beee