Nadja&Curtis

Hey, sorry,yes the receipt date is the 11th and it's at California Service Center

If someone can put my information on there, that would be great.. My work computer just doesn't agree with me..

Date of I-751: February 8 (arrived at USCIS on the 11th)

NOA: I think it arrived on february 14th

Biometrics: March 15th

Approved: Hopefully soon

Hi there,

I'm sorry I didn't pay attention when I chose cathegory. Was a lil bit stressed out.. Well, luckily the day after I posted this I got a letter saying my status had been changed so I'll get the papers in time. Thank you for your help!

We had 5 days together during New Years, before that we hadn't seen eachother for 5 months. Now depending on how my interview goes on thursday (wish me luck ) I'll hopefully get to see him in the middle of february (Depending on when he comes back from deployment)and then we'll get to live happily ever after

Hi everyone,

I ordered a birth certificate from the Swedish tax emission and realized that it says single.. I went to the tax emission immediately and now I'm finding out that it takes up to five weeks to change my civil status! My interview is in a week!

I know that our friend's wife is from Israel and that her marriage isn't valid in Israel - I think because of religious reasons - and she still got her greencard. I'm thinking it should be okey since we have an original marriage certificate from the US stating that we are in fact married but I need some advice!

If I explained to them that it's under change or something like that it's hopefully okey but I just wanted to know if anyone knows if this could cost me my greencard? I don't know what to do and I'm freaking out a little over here..

Apparently there wa a huge caseload so there's a lot of people that's waited over 5 months an it does not mean something's wrong, they just have a lot to do. I talked to a fellow swede that said that her husband had been at a meeting with them and thats what they told him. This concerns the ones that filed in July-august from what I understand.

My husband and I were lucky enough to get a military expedite which is the only reason why we didn't gt stuck with you guys. I know how much it sucks to wait but jut hang in there and you will get your visa. Hopefully as soon as possible!

Oh boy. Uhmm, a couple of things. If he is in Iraq on an AF base, I'm assuming it's either Baghdad or Balad? Those are the only two AF bases I know of, and they're massive, sprawling things covering tens of kilometers. There should be some sort of MWR facility for civilian contractors, even if it's the for-pay wifi that covers AF installations. However that would require him to have a laptop.

Probably the easiest way for him to get access to soldier services is to make friends with a US soldier. This way, he could have the US soldier send documents to you or the embassy or vice-versa. Most AF personnel won't be able to do this reliably because they only deploy for three to six months (or nine if they're in certain jobs). Pick an Army soldier. We're deployed forever. I don't know about contractors (I spent two tours there, once in Baghdad and the other pulling convoy security all over the country), but the idea that he wouldn't have access to internet or any postal services is appalling. I would ask him to explore options outside of his contracting company, especially visiting MWR or Chaplain facilities to find out what options he has. Chaplains are awesome and are probably the only people in the forces who work because they actually want to help people.

I'm not a good source for advice about sending in forms for him, or from his parents with a letter, but my initial instinct is that because all of these cases are case-by-case, that the person reviewing your application would accept a letter of explanation (plus documentation) from YOU since you are the petitioner and USC. I would recommend calling your service center and doing whatever you can to get "escalated" to ask about this, as the first-line phone reps seem to be script-readers more than actionable people. One thing that I could see being a snag in this idea is that he is a civilian contractor and therefore in Iraq by choice, not due to an unavoidable service obligation or something. Whatever you do, make sure the words "financial need" accompanies your explanation. In my research, that seems to be a good trigger keyword for making things happen. You might also be able to request an expedite on your case based on this whole situation, somehow relating it to a national security issue (it's not as rediculous as it sounds -- I did it for my expedite).

In any case, his parents should DEFINITELY have at least one full set of copies of his documentation and paperwork, as well as copies of everything you're sending to the embassy, just in case.

I hope some of this information was helpful at least. Take care and good luck!