Ilona&Rimas

I know that I sent in a copy of the 2 page Dissolution of Marriage Judgement that was signed by the court (in your case notary in MA. That seems to be ok based on the copy you posted here.

but,

I also sent in the 23 page Divorce Settlement Agreement that details the actual terms of the divorce. I think its what they are looking for. If you have it I would send it in.

Just curious, how did you meet when you were younger? Are you originally from LT?

After the summer season it costs about $1,000 for a round trip from Lithuania. I suugest you have her come to the States to visit. There is a chance she may not even like it here. This way you can keep your job and attend to your ailing family. If you can't afford the $1,000, how would you support her in the future. Be you need to meet and she needs to visit the States. Transition for many is not that easy.

OK, thanks everyone. I always thought the check would be cashed pronto.

Not to mention I'm not too keen with the idea that my package could be lost. Forget the money, copies of passports, social security numbers, wedding license; it would be a dream package for anyone who wanted to steal your identity.

So we sit now, tick, tock, tick....thanks again.

USCIS

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Hi everyone,

As you all know, nothing in this process appears easy. I sent in the AOS forms to the Chicago Lockbox and received confirmation from the US Postal Service on June 17th that it was in fact delivered. This Friday will be 3 weeks since that delivery and the check has not been cashed nor have we received any notification from USCIS. I just called the 800 number and was told that it can take up to 30 days to receive notification (which I can believe). But I find it hard to believe USCIS would take this long to cash the check.

Anyone else have this experience where USCIS has sat on the check for over two weeks?

Sorry, if this is a duplicate for some.

Hi everyone,

As you all know, nothing in this process appears easy. I sent in the AOS forms to the Chicago Lockbox and received confirmation from the US Postal Service on June 17th that it was in fact delivered. This Friday will be 3 weeks since that delivery and the check has not been cashed nor have we received any notification from USCIS. I just called the 800 number and was told that it can take up to 30 days to receive notification (which I can believe). But I find it hard to believe USCIS would take this long to cash the check.

Anyone else have this experience where USCIS has sat on the check for over two weeks?

I would get the locks changed on the door as well. people can do strange things when desperate. Kick the bum out and move on.

OK - nothing seems to be easy. We finally tied the knot, now what. Can anyone be nice enough to post the guide and instructions to complete the adjustment of status.

Thanks much....

I would try calling the embassy and see why you got pushed back. In our case we had all of our information ready and i called the embassy and got pushed up at least a week. I found the folks in the Lithuanian embassy pretty accomodating. Good luck

If you didn't know about the fee, I would suggest you go through the links and your package very carefully. Last thing you want is to send it in, wait 7 months and get an RFE. I checked my package 3 times and even waited a day to review it again before I sent it. Its very doable, but you should go through it carefully.

You slept like a baby...or did you work on

ahh nevermind...congrats

If she has a valid K-1 visa there is no need for a return trip ticket. However, with most airlines it will be cheaper to buy the round trip ticket than the one way ticket. Never could understand why that is.....

Package delivered on Wednesday and expecting a NOA1 by Monday?

Boy are you in for a fun ride......

Whenever I need a new transmission, I usually trade the car in....hmm...

Other than a DNA sample and a retina scan, I think you pretty much got it. And I was only kidding about the DNA and the retina....

Wait until you have the visa in hand before you buy the ticket. We almost had a one day mix up that would have cost hundreds of dollars to correct. Wait....unless you're rich

It doesn't matter regarding the return date....unless you're planning to use it

I know police certificates are valid for a year from the date of issue. I also know that the Embassy or Consulate has the discretion of asking for a police certificate that was issued 6 months prior to the interview.

What I would like to know has anyone who has recently had an interview submitted a police certificate that was older than 6 months prior to the interview but was less than a year since the issue date (hence it was still valid) and was it accepted or were you asked for one that was more current.

hi, mine was issued 8 months before interview, all was good, no questions asked.

Hoping for everyone waiting a government shutdown doesn't occur on Friday!!!

It is really bad still and certainly feel your pain. Any chance you go there instead of him come here??

I made the same mistake with respect to the month...a 10 instead of an 11...no probems here either.

LOL...yes finally...we had the advantage of her being here 90 days under the VWP, who knows if we would have made it otherwise. But still, its been almost 90 days since we've seen each other so well overdue. Off to JFK, you can track Ilona here....

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/FIN5/history/20110324/1210ZZ/EFHK/KJFK

Congrats and pull up a chair, this process can certainly test you and your relationship, but it does come to an end. In fact, I'm leaving in 15 minutes to pick up my fiancee with Visa in hand at JFK. So you'll make it. Stay positive, stay busy and keep reading here. I found it helped a lot!!!

Agreed, I stand corrected. But he had a thread about making copies, etc. and there was a lot of advice on how to carefully complete the package.

I apologize for the inappropriate remark.