Susan&Daniel

I *think* the only way you can use that exception is if he's getting PCS'd to a different country and you are planning to follow to live with him.

Hopefully someone else will come along with more advice. Good luck

Fair enough I just know that for my college tuition the day we married I was technically classed as being on American soil because of living on the U.S. airbase in England. However I didn't have my visa at that point because we were living in my home country so I dunno if those 3yrs count because of that.

Okay, here's my story/timeline!

My husband was in the U.S Airforce at the time we met (he was stationed in England) and we got married on June 27th 2009.

I applied for my spousal visa in February 2011.

I arrived in the U.S with my visa on the 23rd July 2011.

I got my permanent residency/greencard in the mail on 11th August 2011.

I guess I'm wondering if, because he was in the USAF at the time of us getting married, that I may fall under an exception to the three-year PR rule? Thoughts?

I wore a pair of jeans, trainers, but with a nice top.

Our payment didn't clear due to putting on the incorrect bank details and I got a letter back two weeks later with all of my documentation with a note saying "Please re-send with correct payment details".. So if you sent a cheque, maybe cancel that cheque with your bank and they may send everything back because the initial administration fee has not been paid, so why would they continue with the administration of your petition?

As the titles reads, I arrived 4 weeks ago on an IR-1 (my GC arrived today!), but I still have not received my SSN in the mail. I ticked the box on my DS-230 asking for one to be generated/sent to me, how long does it usually take?

I don't have time during the day to go to my local SSA Office and I knew I wouldn't which is why I ticked the box for it to be sent to me

Congrats to everyone!!

We're landing in Dallas before connecting to San Antonio.

Okay, getting a little nervous for my flight in 2 days time. I'm travelling with baby food, a few toys, and 2 large suitcases of clothing/shoes and a few baby books. I know I need to declare my son's baby milk as food, which is fine, but do I need to declare household goods? It does say on the declaration form that residents must declare goods purchased abroad, but what does that mean for us immigrants making our big move? I don't want to NOT declare anything and get in trouble/fined, but do I really have to declare E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G?

http://www.***removed***....form-6059b.html

Basically - What would I fill out for Q15?

Mine was trackable on the day it was delivered, not before.

What it boils down to for me - I want to honour the agreement, but I can't afford to after this move. They'll just have to be patient if they want any ££ from me.

If I'm bringing items of clothing, a few baby bottles and some baby toys, do I need to declare this as household goods? I'm bringing two suitcases & two carry-on bags, so not much as all of my stuff got shipped out months ago.

Also, can't you pay for extra luggage on the day of the flight or do you have to pay in advance? I'm flying with AA.

Fantastic, thanks everyone!

I know the US has a strict 'no liquids or gels' on the plane and there have been heaps of stories of mothers not allowed to bring bottles or formula onto the plane. My sister in Canada was one of them.

good luck

Source?

I really don't think that can be true, how can they expect a baby to fly 10+ hours without food?

Okay, I am flying on Saturday with my 9 month old son. It's a 10hr flight from London to Dallas, with a 2hr lay-over, followed by a further 1hr flight from Dallas to San Antonio. So that's 13hrs (roughly) of travel time, if everything goes smoothly. He'll have about 3-4 bottles of formula in this time, with a bit of solid food as well.

Now, is it okay to bring two fully prepared bottles with me, plus 4 or 5 pre-made cartons of Cow & Gate formula? Will I be allowed through security at Heathrow with the cartons or will I have to fork out stupid amounts once I'm through to the departure lounge at the Boots there?

What about this type of solid food - http://www.ellaskitchen.co.uk/our-products/

And these snacks - http://www.organix.com/goodies/our-foods/carrot-stix

???

I know I must declare all of the above of the Customs Declaration forms for when I arrive in Dallas, but am I likely to encounter any issues here? Obviously I know people can fly with baby food, but I want to make sure I don't bring something with me that is likely to delay me in any way.

Im aiming to drop off stuff at goulds at 7:30 and be in queue by 7:45

You'll be joining a huuuuuuuuuuge queue by that time. If you can get there earlier, definitely do so. I got there for 6.45am and there were already others there! By the time the doors opened at 7.45 there were about 100 people queuing up.

Mine arrive yesterday, it is a very quick turnaround!

Hi, am I the only one going for the green card?, everybody seems to be going for K3, I did apply for both and both approved but my attorney recommended staying with the I130, just got my number yesterday waiting for further instructions.

Nope, you're not the only one.

Today was a bad day. 10 days before the Big Move, my son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy

A different hair colour isn't going to be a problem. In my visa photo I had brown dreadlocks, I've now got a short bob and it's purple..

But guess what? My face hasn't changed a bit and that's what matters at the end of the day! Don't stress yourself about it, unless you've had major reconstructive surgery I wouldn't worry a moment longer about it and change your hair!

First of all.. HUGH LAURIE WAS THERE! He was standing right next to me as I sorted out my courier stuff.

Secondly, I was approved. YAY! Massive relief, as you can all imagine!

And now onto the review..

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My appointment was for 8am. I arrived the Embassy for 6.45am and I am very glad I did! I was 6th in line and by the time the Embassy started processing people to enter (approx 7.35am) there were about 80 people in the queue. I handed my interview letter over to the first Embassy employee, she checked it against her list and sent me to a lady standing outside the little X-ray security hut. She checked my passport & interview letter before sending me into the security hut. They took my bag and folder, scanned it and sent me onwards - "Follow the arrows!" I was told. I went around the building and entered through a side door, went to reception, handed over my interview letter again and it had a big sticker slapped on it with a number (I-901). I was told to go sit in the waiting room up the stairs and wait for my number to be called.

Everyone else had N-# and it got to N6 before my I-901 was called. They seem to have a certain window dedicated to non-N numbers, but expect about 6-7 N-# to be called before the next I-# is called. I went to the window, handed my interview letter over with my passport. He scanned my fingers/thumbs, took my birth cert, marriage cert (plus 1 copy for each) and my police cert (he wanted the original only) and then asked for the I-864 forms for my husband and my father-in-law (the joint sponsor in my case) and the latest tax return just for my father-in-law. At this point he also wanted a copy of my father-in-law's passport, so I handed that over too. He organised all the paperwork, handed me a blue slip and told me to go around the corner to the Cashier to pay $404.00 for my visa interview. I handed over £253.00 in cash to the Cashier, she gave me a receipt to return to the original guy I was just dealing with. So I returned and he gave me a pink form which had info on one side (MAKE SURE YOU READ IT!) and info to fill out of the courier service. I was told to take a seat and wait for my number to be called out again.

I sat and waited 30 mins before I was called and my actual interview took less than 2 minutes. The lady who saw me was such a lovely woman! She scanned my fingers to make sure I was the right person, told me to raise my right hand and asked if I was telling the truth etc. She then asked where my husband and I met, when we got married, what he's doing in the US, what I plan to do and when I plan to travel. After all of that she said "I'm going to go ahead and approve all of this for you. You can go pay the courier now!" and that was it!

Paid the courier, got a receipt with a tracking # on it and that was that! I was out of there by 9.30am!

I am so insanely happy. I can't believe it's (almost) all over!

Also, trust me to meet Hugh Laurie in the one place you're not allowed to bring a camera! ARRRRRGH!

Interview tomorrow, absolutely nervous as hell!

At the moment people who had their medicals at the beginning of June are getting late July/early August dates. For me it took 2 weeks from medical date to get my interview date, but my case is an expedited one so my timeline is a lot faster than most and my interview date is approx 2 weeks earlier than those I did my medical with.

They wont book your partner's interview until after they receive his medical results which takes up to a week to receive. So you MAY have your date by the end of July and it MAY be for a Sept interview.

Your best bet is to check out the UK forums on here, they're much more informative :]

I think the boarder official knows better than you

Technically you're not a resident in the legal sense because you arrived on a non-immigrant visa and don't have a GC issued until you're married, but you can say you reside in the US.. because you do!

Congrats!

Okay, I've been reading different stories about how people were asked for X item at interview which wasn't listed as something to bring for a CR-1 interview. So I want to write down exactly what I'm bringing with me and see if I've missed anything off!

- My passport

- My British birth cert (+1 photocopy)

- My marriage certificate (+1 photocopy)

- My UK police certificate (+1 photocopy)

- DS-230 Part II

- I-864 signed by my husband as the sponsor

- I-864 signed by my father-in-law as the joint sponsor

- Tax returns x 3 years for my husband

- Tax return x 1 year for my father-in-law

- Photocopy of my husband's birth certificate

- Photocopy of my husband's passport

- Photocopy of my father-in-law's birth certificate

- Photocopy of my father-in-law's passport

- My son's UK birth certificate & his American/British passports (as proof of relationship)

- Photos of myself with my husband and our son/families (as proof of relationship)

Do I need anything else?

Do I need to somehow prove my husband's domicile in the US? He's been there since April this year so it wouldn't be hard to prove.

Do I need to get paystubs for my father-in-law as it's his joint sponsorship that'll be getting me through this process!

Do I need to photocopy anything above not already listed as photocopied?

Do I need any originals that I've listed as photocopies on there?

Yes I realise I'm being completely #######, but I do not want to get there only to be told I've forgotten something.