JudyKCski

You should not have any problem as English is Norwegians 2nd language and the Embassy has translators to check the authenticity.

Make a copy of the document you want to translate and type out a page with translation try and make the translation page to look the same. There is a guide on visajourney. He will have to sign and swear it is a true translation of the original. We did this with my husbands birth certificate. Things went well and saved us a bit of money. We will be married 3 yrs in December. He arrived in the US in Nov2011.

On my husband's yearly statement from 2012 Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service it is classified as "Disability Pension, National Insurance Scheme".

Would wish it would be as simple as claiming this money the same line as our US Disability line.

Would Norway be giving him that money if they knew he was a permanent resident in America?

Yes prior to his leaving there they knew were he was going to be living.

Tommy arrives on K1 Visa Nov 20 2011 we - Married Dec 8 2011 filed for AOS in Feb 2012 - received greencard in October 2012

My husband receives money monthly from Norway it goes into his bank account in Norway and the bank transfers each month to our account in the US. Tommy is on permanent disability (NAV). This money is taxed in Norway - I am really struggling as to how to do my income taxes. Tommy has a social security card however has not and will not need to work in the US because of his Norwegian benefits (We got the SSCard to be able to get a NYS drivers license).

Tommy's money is not money made working for any entity it is from his government (he will remain a Norwegian citizen because he has no inclination on becoming a american citizen) - it is not money generated by any American company - I am just at a total loss as to how to classify his money. I have tried turbotax but it wants to know if he was in Norway as he does not WORK and has been in the US for over a year I just do not know what to do nor how to approach this with making any claim to 'worldwide income'.

HELP please

Judy

I believe you need to wait for the EAD to prove his New York state residency - we are in the same boat but until my hubby get's his conditonal Green Card we are going to wait.

Hi Barry,

You pay taxes on income earned in the US and all you have to do is do an electronic transfer. I have transferred from Switzerland and I never paid taxes on it as I paid in Switzerland before the transfer was done. You can bring up to 10'000 USD in cash and declare at the POE (ex. 9'999) and you still don't have to pay taxes. You still have to declare it.

If you want to be sure ask a tax service.

Best regards,

Andrea

Just as Andrea says...

however if you have had a bank account in another country with more than $10,000 in that account you should have filed a TD F 90-22.1 which is to be filed by June 15.

Sure wish someone would write a book in layman's terms of everything a person needs to do that is understandable for non-lawyer's.

Gosh guess I should check ours. Transferred to CSC about the same time.

Hi All,

Sent my AOS package off on July 9th and received my letter for my biometrics appointment in the mail yesterday. Is this the norm for the letter to come so quickly? From what I have seen on the blogs, this takes awhile from submission of AOS application to actual appointment time.

Not complaining whatsoever, just curious and want to be thankful if this is the case.

The field office that I am dealing with is in Buffalo, NY...maybe they are not as busy as some other offices?

We are dealing with the same field office - husband had biometrics appointment 1 month after we sent our AOS package - was rather quick getting his EAD from - then our I485 was sent to California Service Center. We are still waiting for the Green Card... all transfering did for us was pushed the 6 months time ahead before we can call to find out more about his status. If they would just send the package to Buffalo for the interview or to receive the Green Card we would be fine and dandy with the waiting.

It is not a silly question. USCIS does not want any line left blank. I would put "N/A".

My husband had no middle name --- I did not put anything in the spot for middle name at all because a copy of his birth certficate was with the paperwork showing no middle name.

Judy

My honey arrived on a K1 Nov 20, 2011 we married on Dec 8, 2011 - then the fun begins AOS.

I485 & I765 (EAD) AP not applied for

Date Filed : 2012-02-13

NOA Date : 2012-02-17 for each I-485 & EAD

RFE(s) : 2012-02-29 RFE asking for copy of joint sponsors birth certificate showing he is a US citizen - copy sent the next day after RFE was received.

Bio. Appt. : 2012-03-14 Buffalo, NY

AOS Transfer to CSC: 2012-03-17

EAD Approved Date : 2012-04-13

EAD Card Received : 2012-04-18

I too wish Norway would allow dual citizenship. My husband will stay a LPR.

Judy

You may not like this type of job but here it goes - check your area for a ARC - or what other organization that works with developmentally disabled adults. I would have to say this type of job was really the LAST type of occupation I would ever choose to do -- but after working with the developmentally disabled/challenged since December 2003 it is a very rewarding job which makes you feel good about yourself, generally has really good benefits and this occupation is usually the last sort of job anyone would look for. This link I found for your area:

http://www.newhorizons-sfv.org/site/PageServer?pagename=EmploymentOpportunities

Congratulations on completing part I of your Visa Journey... many more parts to follow

Good Luck!

This is what my husband did for his birth certificate -- you can do the same with the papers that are not translated -

Make sure you have the translated EXACTLY like the page you are translating. However I will tell you from experience because my husband did have military papers that they told him not to worry about it as there are translators at the embassy that can read norwegian. Just to be on the safe side go ahead and translate. Put this at the BOTTOM of the translated page (this was copied from a USCIS website)

Certification by Translator

I (your name), certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and Norwegian languages, and that the above document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled (Birth Certificate or name of paper you are translating).

Signature_________________________________________ Date: _____________

I was born in 1985, and no longer have the original birth certificate issued in 1985.

I obtained a replacement, government issued BC with a blue stamp on it and the signature of the registrar. It's issued in English and nowhere does it say either "original" or "certified copy." It's just an official birth certificate issued by the Norwegian Tax Authority (Yes, our version of the IRS are the ones who issue birth certificates here).

Will this be enough for the NVC?

Admin, feel free to move this to the regional forum, but there aren't a lot of Norwegians on VJ, so if others have any input I'd love to hear it.

My husband has his original - I would think that as long as it has your Father and Mother's name and is certified by the government agency which has the birth certificate records it should be good enough.

You are correct not very many in the Norwegian forum.

Judy

Ah - so the WHOLE issue is that you send home money for your elderly parents? You mention you make more money than she does - dare I ask what she spends all her money on as you also mention you pay for the rent, utilities etc. Tell her right out that you are going to continue to send X $'s to your parents each month. I am having a really hard time trying to figure out where she is coming from. Is there something specific that she wants your extra money to go towards? (buy a house, car?) If yes perhaps you can make a concession that a portion of your extra money go into a savings account (your name only) and the rest to your family and she has her entire check to spend on what she wants to spend it on. If all she wants that money for is to spend on herself and throw it away then it would just show you yet again she can only think of herself. Does she ever have any plans on having children? I ask this only because she seems so self-centered that no one (even a child) would she be able to share the 'lime light' with.

Sounds to me like she has Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with themselves. If her parents almost lost her when she was little then most likely they have helped to create the monster you are living with. She has been given everything I am sure she has ever wanted. I will say I feel sorry for her - I have to because these 'type' of people never are sympathetic with anyone and believe the world revolves around them only. I do know someone like this and believe me when I tell you NO ONE can change another person - the only person who can change is the person themselves. Also, these type of people are never happy and no one will ever be good enough for them!

I would do as someone else previously suggested - leave the house and do for yourself - as someone else mentioned you can make it on your own - personally if she were to start a arguement and take it into the halls for the neighbors to over hear then close the door behind her and let her rant and rave - believe me she is only making herself look like the fool she is. Don't touch her to pull her back into the apartment or anything - she wants someone to witness something.

Someone mentioned we are only hearing 1 side of the story - which is correct (maybe she thinks you are seeing someone else could be a lot of different senarios as we do not know her thoughts) - I am addressing only what you make mention about. Think of yourself (which is what she has been doing thinking of herself).

Hi everybody, my wife arrived from Colombia on k1 visa May 12, 2012 and we married on May 14,2012. I had spoken with my employer before her arrival and explained that she was coming from another country on a fiancee visa and they said no problem just show us the marriage certificate and you can enroll her in a health care plan. So we hand delivered the marriage certificate yesterday afternoon, no problem, they said ok you're good to go. Then this morning I get an email from them saying they can't enroll her without a social security number. I called them to explain why she doesn't have a SSN and was told they can't enroll her without a SSN. So I've been calling around looking for insurance for immigrants, and they seem to all have pregnancy clauses where they won't cover someone for pregnancy until 10 months in. Well, we've already been trying to get pregnant as we both would love to have kids. Does anybody have any advice other than waiting to have kids? Thank you

I had this same problem - here is what I did. I had a copy of a paper that the lady at the SS office gave me which states that a Social Security Card is not to be used as a way of identification for "insurance" specifically for our spouses. At work they sent a copy of his passport and a copy of our marriage license. They by the way (SS office) would not give my husband a social security card as he had not yet filed for a EAD - they told me he had NO reason to have a card. When we filed our AOS we also filed for a EAD - just got his card in the mail yesterday.

Is it at all possible that she knew the person she is cheating with BEFORE you brought her here? If you can find evidence of that then possibly you can show she used you to get to the US and him and show visa fraud? Just throwing senarios to look for possibly.

Edited for the below line:

Oops sorry seen someone already asked the same question.

Take it from someone who has been there and done that --- you can not change a leopards spots - he would have to change. Not all men are like your husband so it is not just a US male problem you fine them in all countries and walks of life. You need to get out now and away from him. Control freaks are unstable people so you need to leave. I am sure you probably do not have friends because of how he is. As mentioned in a previous message you need to find a womans shelter or get help from a church group. Just be sure when you do that you have what paperwork you need with you. YOU need to put yourself first!

I wish you luck which I am sure you will land the job hand's down. I would say from your profile picture you have posted you look like you would work in a library or museum - I mean this all as a compliment. I would also say that to be early to a interview is definitely a plus because businesses would rather invest in people who they can depend on and who do not run late. I have gotten every job I ever applied for. For the most part it is all in how you 'sell' yourself (outside - your clothing - to inside - your attitude).

Good luck

Definitely go with one of the senators - mention about your hubby's prior military and about his now government job - it would seem to me that as your hubby defended our country would at least get some sort of ball rolling. Good luck and don't give up yet.

I used the VWP for 4 years going back and forth to Norway. You are allowed 90 days then you have to stay home for 90 days. To help me calculate I used an online visa calculator ((link to the left)) so that I did not make the mistake of an overstay. This of course is allowable for those countries who are part of the Visa Waiver Program. ((link to the left))

AOS/EAD package sent to Chicago Lockbox on Feb. 13, 2012 - received noa's to both applications received to Lee's Summit on Feb 17th - got a RFE because I forgot to send a copy of my brothers (sponsor) birth certificate which was mailed out the next day. We then we receive a letter dated March 17th that the AOS (I-485) was transfered to Laguna, Niguel CA. Hubby received EAD from Lee's Summit, MO today (18Apr) yippie

Anyone have any clue as to why the I-485 (AOS from K1) would be sent to Laguna Niguel CA? Our local USCIS is in Buffalo NY. Now just waiting for either a interview or the Green Card and any information why this would have been sent to California. Thank you in advance to any answers -- you guys (gals) are the best

Judy