doudis2

September 22, 2006

Everyone in the world talks about how difficult their relationships are... WHY??? There's no reason to have a difficult relationship with anyone. And obviously, what started off as something very nice for the two of you ended up being a very messed-up situation.

It sounds like this girl is action-packed with issues. You don't need that. Have her family send her some money (or pay for it yourself) and send her back home. I

Sorry to be so blunt, but to be even more blunt.... there are 48,000 more girls out there right now waiting for your correspondence. Keep that in mind when you're "trying" to be good for her.

"She won't go back to Russia, ever. I had suggested that we both go there for a few weeks to let things cool down, it was out of the question. Her family has asked her to go back, not going to happen."

I wasn't looking for a relationship to begin with - we just met and fell in love. It is good that things ended when they did. It would have been much harder later. I guess everyone has drawn a line of what they can not accept, and for me violence was it.

Hi Russ,

Our gals got approved at about the same time last year. I'm so sorry to hear of your situation. I wish you the best in your future.

Just in case your interested, per your statement "She won't go back to Russia, ever. I had suggested that we both go there for a few weeks to let things cool down, it was out of the question. Her family has asked her to go back, not going to happen." read the following article I just read a couple of days ago. The link is http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0920deport0920.html

The article is below. The rules have changed.

Good Luck,

Doug

For Saudi, divorce means deportation

Popular on ASU campus, he's no longer welcome in U.S.

Sarah Muench

The Arizona Republic

Sept. 20, 2006 12:00 AM

Former Arizona State University student body president Yaser Alamoodi was closing in on his college diploma.

But earlier this month, just days before Sept. 11, five U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents banged on his door and placed him in handcuffs.

While he sits in a detention center in Eloy, waiting to be deported to a country he has never even visited, his lawyer and national groups are fighting to ensure he stays in the U.S. advertisement

"Never in a million years did I think what I would joke about would actually happen," Alamoodi said in an interview Tuesday via phone.

The detention of the 29-year-old Tempe resident, originally from Saudi Arabia, is a product of beefed-up post-9/11 immigration enforcement.

Alamoodi awoke Sept. 6 at 6 a.m. to ICE agents ready to take him to the deportation center, he said.

They said his immigration papers were denied after his wife, an American, revoked his immigration petition in August as part of the process of their divorce, according to Alamoodi and ICE. He had to leave the country, and the agents transported him to Eloy, where he has been ever since.

His swift apprehension resulted from a newly created Compliance Enforcement Unit in Phoenix, which deals with people who entered the country legally but violated their status, such as overstayed their visas, said Russell Ahr, an ICE spokesman.

"There's a dedicated unit . . . that processed that he was ineligible for residency . . . that resulted in the location and apprehension that he was in violation of laws of the United States," Ahr said.

Alamoodi thinks he was picked up so quickly because he is from Saudi Arabia, and he stressed to ICE agents that he is not a threat:

"I'm extremely secular. I was the president of my university. I have a commitment to everything America stands for, women's rights to civil rights."

The outspoken, active and well-known ASU student came to the United States in 1996. His citizenship and passport are from Yemen, where his father was born, but Alamoodi has never been there, he said. If he's deported, that's where he'll be forced to go.

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the same year he started at ASU, Alamoodi has had his share of encounters with the federal authorities.

In 2002, he returned to Saudi Arabia to visit family in the summer and was unable to return for eight months because of security checks, he said.

And in the summer of 2004, an agent from the Joint Task Force on Terrorism showed up at his Tempe home to question him, asking if he knew of any upcoming terrorist attacks, he said.

Alamoodi was also a columnist for ASU's student newspaper, the State Press.

The last time he went to visit family, his name showed up on a no-fly list when he was supposed to come back, but officials changed it while he was at the airport, he said.

In August, he and his wife, Joy Hepp, whom he met at ASU, decided they would end their marriage. The marriage had guaranteed Alamoodi's stay in the United States and his pending green card. Hepp went to ICE and revoked Alamoodi's immigration papers as part of their divorce proceedings, she said, and a month later, agents arrested him.

Alamoodi and his lawyer think he has little chance to stay in the country unless his wife stops the divorce process.

"There are tons of people in a situation like his and Immigration will come into contact with them and say they don't have enough room for them and let them go," said Alamoodi's immigration attorney, Eric Bjotvedt. "To me, this is like they are singling him out."

Bjotvedt said that usually the government sends a letter saying people have a certain number of days to voluntarily leave the country before agents pick them up for deportation. Alamoodi said he never received such a letter.

Ahr said Alamoodi's quick arrest had nothing to with the fact that he is from a "country of interest," or a list of 25 predominantly Muslim countries the U.S. government created post-9/11 as part of the counter-terrorism Patriot Act.

"We are going to act on the person no matter where they come from," Ahr said. "I don't think statistically the number of people from countries of interest removed are any way skewed whatsoever. The vast majority are not from countries of interest."

Bjotvedt said Alamoodi could remain in Eloy for at least six months, possibly for years, to fight his deportation. Or he could go to Yemen and attempt to get a student visa to return to ASU to finish his studies, which could be difficult, considering his current status. Or he could regain his status if his wife stops the divorce.

An immigration attorney unrelated to the case said Alamoodi's deportation is part of the post-9/11 world.

"It's not surprising. His attorney might make a big fuss about why, why, why, but Congress and the executive branch concluded that certain people from certain countries needed to register," Randy Tunac said. "All this surprise and confusion aside, he's a clear person to be removed, and so the question now is if the laws in and of themselves are fair."

The American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee, the Muslim American Society and friends are raising money to help pay Alamoodi's legal fees.

Mae Innabi, chair of the Phoenix chapter of the committee and a friend of Alamoodi, said she never thought it would happen to him.

"Not to Yaser. Yaser is probably one of the sweetest and kindest people you will ever meet," she said. "He stands firmly to his beliefs, and he believes in freedom and freedom of speech. He's always been a person that someone would look up to."

September 7, 2006

:dance: Well Finally! :dance:

Very cool there my my man. So when is the big day? When does she plan to head on over? Marina was veryy happy to read the news from your post this morning. You do realize your first vacation will need to be AZ now, right? Come in February you will love it!

Big Congrats to you both (all three really)!!!

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

April 21, 2006

Thanks Everyone, it is all in the paperwork isn't it. The US gov employees can't take a dump unless it is spelled out step by step in a manual somewhere. Oh well at least if you follow the rules anally (like they do) you will win!

Example:

We went yesterday to have Marina's last name changed to mine at the SS office (get a new card). She didn't have to be, but the lady was some kind of rude "expletive." As she was entering data I asked if her (Marina's) middle name would be on the card this time as it was not before? She immediatly said NO! I said why, mommy?? BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON THE GREEN CARD! The dumb woman didn't even bother to look at the GC, she just looked at her comp screen and made this decision. Anyway I said yes it is, she picked up the card real fast like she was gonna pull a Linda Blair on it and her scowl softened. She knew she had been beat and resumed her typing. Mind you I was very kind and polite this whole time not giving broomhilda any ammunition to use against me. So one little battle won 4 seconds into this encounter.

Next, just when we think it is all over the woman from Eastwick proclaims ever so proudly "I cannot process this because the comp screen says fraudulent documents have been submitted." You would think Dorthy's nemesis had just won the lotto. What a "XOXOX!" Anyway she did not say another word as she did some more data entry on the comp. The next thing she did was pass a paper for Marina to sign while she told us your card will arrive in 10-14 days! What! You scare the bejezzus out of us them you just blow it off, whatever. She must have entered the data wrong somewhere but man did she look happy to make that statement. We smile say thank you, and walk away. Before we even hit the parking lot Marina says to me, mind you she is sweet as November rain, "she was a bit of a ###### wasn't she? LOLOLOLOL! " Yes dear she was the poster child for bitchism across America.

Moral? Just smile and take it. They will push your buttons some time but they have rules to follow and they will. But if you give them a reason to single you out by jumping up and down about your rights as an American citizen or something believe me they can make this process a living hell.

Best of luck everyone. All we have left to do is get her state ID changed to her married name then wait until the 2yr mark to adjust her status. What a ride!

Doug & Marina

April 16, 2006

Hi Guys,

I'm too busy with life to post very often now-a-days, but I thought you guys might like a look at a timeline that has finally reached the finish line. It took 1 year almost to the day from our first meeting until she got the GC. It was worth every single paper I filed, dollar I spent, and hour I waited. She is the best and I love her more today then the day we married. :luv:

Good luck to you all and Happy Easter!

Doug

April 10, 2006

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KTKV..................12/10/03...........02/17/04......04/03/04........10/18/04...07/27/05

Karenina108 ....... 03/30/04 ...... 05/03/04..... 05/27/04 .......06/30/04......

UK_geezer..........08/21/04........08/30/04.......11/03/04........11/09/04

Stina&Suj............10/09/04.......10/20/04.......11/19/04........12/09/04......10/19/05

BeverleyFL.......... 10/12/04.......12/3/04.......12/20/04.........12/21/05

PixiePooh...........11/02/04........11/15/04.......12/10/04........12/30/04......10/04/05

Perfect (K1).........01/04/05.......01/18/05........03/24/05........03/24/05.....05/12/05

Janvier882...........01/15/05.......02/04/05........02/24/05........03/24/05.......

eau_xplain...........03/17/05.......04/06/05........05/26/05........05/26/05....approved w/o interview 11/17/05

ladybird_216........04/11/05........04/15/05.......04/30/05........06/09/05......07/29/05

Shirqing..............04/24/05..........04/29/05......04/26/05........04/27/05.....12/13/05

chdv2001............04/30/05.........05/31/05.......06/04/05.......06/24/05......11/17/05

darth bangkok.....05/01/05.........??/??/05........09/29/05..........N/A............03/22/06

Sara535..............05/07/05........06/02/05........06/19/05.......10/19/05

Civic Girl.............05/9/05.......06/06/05.......06/7/05...........07/15/05........11/02/05

Kezzie................05/12/05........06/06/05.......07/27/05........08/12/05......11/09/05

luv2teach77........ 05/24/05........06/18/05.......07/26/05........10/17/05.....01/18/05

RichardS............. 05/25/05.......06/15/05........07/15/05........09/21/05

RhondaRoss........ 06/07/05........06/27/05.......08/02/05........10/06/05

Statman78...........06/09/05........06/23/05.......07/08/05........08/18/05.....11/16/05

lzxx4x.................06/15/05........06/30/05........08/17/05.......10/07/05.....02/15/06

friedicecream123..06/16/05........06/28/05.......08/13/05........08/29/05

darrenandkari.......06/17/05.......07/01/05... ... 07/08/05

SoFarGone...........06/23/05........07/07/05.......08/18/05........10/05/05.....02/27/06

Melchet81.............06/21/05.......07/21/05....... 07/28/05........08/08/05

Autumnal..............06/27/05.......07/18/05........08/24/05....... 09/15/05

Moonika................06/27/05.......07/08/05........08/24/05........09/07/05

ScorpioGirl68.........06/27/05.......07/11/05.......07/18/05

Katand7................06/28/05........07/12/05.......08/24/05........09/13/05

waiting_honey.......06/29/05........07/12/05.......08/25/05........09/13/05

kpbc.......................07/01/05............................08/03/05........09/14/05

NatalieC................07/08/05........07/15/05.......08/03/05........09/22/05.....GC Approved 12/15/05 no interview

Annelizabeth......... 07/11/05........07/18/05.......07/29/05........09/14/05.....GC 11/25/05

BookWorm............07/12/05.......07/14/05........07/23/05....... 10/13/05.....03/08/06

lynzm22................0713/05.........07/25/05.......09/16/06........09/21/05

rightd....................07/14/05........07/25/05.......07/28/05........09/19/05

DianeJason.......... 07/19/05........07/26/05........09/28/05........10/07/05

Moonlite................ 07/20/05.......07/27/05

Debra&John.......... 07/20/05........07/27/05...... 12/1/05........09/19/05....12/16/05

rabie007............... 07/28/05........08/02/05.......11/22/05.........11/29/05(card)

Katehuber.............07/28/05.........08/01/05.........12/07/05

Daisy....................08/02/05........08/08/05.......11/16/05........11/16/05.....03/30/06

Carolyn.................08/02/05........08/08/05.......11/30/05.......11/07/05 (Interim EAD)

stifanoam..............08/05/05........08/11/05........10/22/05........10/24/05

soumyas_v........... 08/05/05........08/13/05........09/27/05

dani_christine........08/08/05........08/15/05

slimjimxpl..............08/12/05........08/17/05........12/08/05.......12/09/05

MyFellah................08/13/05........08/25/05........11/25/05......11/29/05....01/26/06

Doodle..................08/15/05........08/18/05........11/17/05........11/19/05

1LadyInRed...........08/16/05........08/17/05........11/26/05........11/28/05

Bonny...................08/19/05........08/25/05........none so far......11/23/05 (Interim)

Kiwib99.................08/20/05........08/27/05

taja.......................08/23/05.......08/26/05........09/02(walk-in)..11/07/05...04/05/06

agapi....................08/25/05........09/01/05

Nautilus.................08/26/05........09/03/05

ChuckAndKim........08/31/05........09/07/05......11/12/05.......11/21/05...03/08/06

Thndrdancr............09/01/05........09/07/05......12/05/05.......12-11-05.....3-3-06

pilot's girl..............09/02/05........09/13/05.......11/19/05.......11/28/05 (card)

Lau.......................09/02/05........09/13/05.......01/04/06.......01/05/06.....03/28/06

tdegrenier.............09/03/05........09/09/05........10/22/05......11/14/05.....01/25/06

Jaaaaamas............09/08/05........09/19/05.......10/28/05........11/14/05...02/15/06

AKDiver..............09/09/05........09/14/05.......10/17/05........11/16/05.....11/18/05 (for 01/18/06)

ptrober.................09/09/05........09/15/05.......12/12/05

Ephesia.................09/10/05........09/17/05.......12/16/05......19/12/05.....02/09/06 (approved)

not24get...............09/12/05.........09/27/05.......01/11/06

Onwa....................09/13/05........09/20/05.......09/23/05......11/21/05

jasman0717...........09/13/05....... 09/23/05.......10/18/05

not24get................09/13/05........09/29/05

tnh9479................09/14/05........ 09/22/05.......12/28/05.....12/29/05......03/08/06

gag54611..............09/15/05....... 09/23/05.......12/28/05......12/29/05......03/08/06

mwfaith1971..........09/16/05.........09/22/05......11/10/05......12/27/05.....02/14/06

lilshe.....................09/18/05........09/29/05

kazanit..................09/20/05........09/27/05......10/18/05......????????.......02/02/06

JamesNatasha........09/25/05........09/29/05......10/29/05.....12/01/05.......02/28/06

k&m.......................09/29/05........10/04/05

Absolutgoddess......09/30/05........10/06/05.......11/3/05.......12/12/05

tsunamihart............10/03/05.........10/12/05..........12/22/05.......1/31/06....04/04/06

Kearinne...............10/03/05.........10/11/05......11/22/05......12/07/05......GC 01/11/06

Shari....................10/06/05.........10/14/05.......01/12/06......01/19/06.......04/13/06

Ceriserose............10/07/05.........10/17/05.......12/14/05.....12/19/05

lolie......................10/06/05.........10/14/05.......11/15/05.......................12/20/05

Bradfordplip..........10/10/05.........10/17/05..........................12/19/05(AP)

Irehs123...............10/10/05.........10/21/05.......12/03/05......12/15/05(AP&EAD)

Karotte.................10/11/05.........10/20/05

den_y2005............10/11/05.........10/25/05.......11/15/05......12/22/05.........03/14/06

ElizabethnHenry.....10/12/05.........10/24/05.......12/15/05.....12/20/05

Babsi....................10/12/05.........10/19/05.......11/17/05......12/20/05.........03/23/06

bobo.....................10/13/05.........10/25/05.......11/15/05......12/19/05.........03/15/06

irachka..................10/13/05........11/09/05........01/31/06

cmdruitt................10/18/05.........10/24/05.......11/22/05......01/31/06.........06/12/06

buddhist_virgo.......10/20/05.........10/31/05.......01/11/06...01/12/06(email)

babonsi ............... 10/20/05 ....... 10/31/05 ..... 12/22/05

Canindian..............10/21/05.........10/31/05.......11/16/05

Ann87...................10/21/05.........10/31/05.......11/23/05......12/30/05....02/21/06

Abby82.................10/21/05.........11/02/05.......12/03/05.......01/06/06...02/07/06

Dakotalimey..........10/22/05.........11/02/05.......11/23/05...01/14/06...03/30/06

Peter.....................10/29/05

Helen....................10/29/05.........11/12/05.......12/29/05

MiniBee.................10/30/05.........11/10/05.......02/01/06....02/08/06.....03/24/06

Ange1313..............11/01/05..........11/10/05......01/20/06.....01/26/06

acucag..................11/15/05..........11/26/0

ONE_COOLCHIQ 11/18/05 12/03/05 03/11/06 03/09/06

gavin_55...............11/21/05..........12/05/05

elly.......................11/22/05..........12/16/05

intramuros.............11/26/05..........12/06/05.......1/06/06.....2/10/06.....

skoopie.................11/28/05..........12/05/05......12/27/05.....?????..........03/15/06 (Interview Success!)

govols...................11/29/05..........12/08/05......03/01/06

Quantril.................11/30/05..........12/05/05

Lisa71...................12/01/05..........01/18/06..

pink_roses.............12/02/05..........12/08/05......02/22/06.....02/27/06.....05/17/06

anya-D..................12/07/05..........12/13/05 .......03/22/06....03/27/06......

Mand......................12/08/05.........12/20/05........1/06/06.....03/21/06...........04/10/06

Jme3584................12/12/05..........12/19/05.......03/02/06.....03/07/06....04/27/06

grrltraveler.............12/15/05..........12/21/05........3/03/06.....03/14/06........?????

sarina....................12/10/05...........12/21/05........2/09/06......????????....04/12/06

sbys......................12/17/05

araz87...................12/19/05........12/31/05.....02/08/2006......02/28/06......05/17/06

twellspeak..............12/21/05..........12/29/05........02/17/06

ssalburo.................12/10/05...........12/29/05.......03/01/06.....9/15/05....

anxious..................12/31/05

Ania79...................12/31/05..........01/13/06

lynnd227................12/19/05..........12/27/05........02/22/06

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mandolinv ...............1/9/06

Fetaria.................. 01/17/06..........01/31/06........03/15/06.......................

Perfect (K2 son)......01/18/06..........02/01/06........02/17/06

Doudis2..................01/12/06..........01/24/06........02/21/06....(AP)3/8/06.......No Intv. Appvd 4/10/06

Mel_Lee..................01/18/06..........01/30/06

John_and_Marlene...02/03/06..........02/09/06

Anastasia................02/09/06..........02/17/06........03/07/06

Rainman1973..........01/09/06..........01/19/06

knadik....................01/20/06..........01/30/06........04/18/06

Rocio.....................03/29/06...........04/03/06

Canucker18............03/27/06...........03/29/06

Got Email today staing she is approved with out any interview. YEAH!!!! :dance:

March 9, 2006

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KTKV..................12/10/03...........02/17/04......04/03/04........10/18/04...07/27/05

Karenina108 ....... 03/30/04 ...... 05/03/04..... 05/27/04 .......06/30/04......

UK_geezer..........08/21/04........08/30/04.......11/03/04........11/09/04

Stina&Suj............10/09/04.......10/20/04.......11/19/04........12/09/05......10/19/05

BeverleyFL.......... 10/12/04.......12/3/04.......12/20/04.........12/21/05

PixiePooh...........11/02/04........11/15/04.......12/10/04........12/30/04......10/04/05

Janvier882...........01/15/05.......02/04/05........02/24/05........03/24/05.......

eau_xplain...........03/17/05.......04/06/05........05/26/05........05/26/05....approved w/o interview 11/17/05

ladybird_216........04/11/05........04/15/05.......04/30/05........06/09/05......07/29/05

Shirqing..............04/24/05..........04/29/05......04/26/05........04/27/05.....12/13/05

chdv2001............04/30/05.........05/31/05.......06/04/05.......06/24/05......11/17/05

darth bangkok.....05/01/05.........??/??/05........09/29/05..........N/A............03/22/06

Sara535..............05/07/05........06/02/05........06/19/05.......10/19/05

Civic Girl.............05/9/05.......06/06/05.......06/7/05...........07/15/05........11/02/05

Kezzie................05/12/05........06/06/05.......07/27/05........08/12/05......11/09/05

luv2teach77........ 05/24/05........06/18/05.......07/26/05........10/17/05.....01/18/05

RichardS............. 05/25/05.......06/15/05........07/15/05........09/21/05

RhondaRoss........ 06/07/05........06/27/05.......08/02/05........10/06/05

Statman78...........06/09/05........06/23/05.......07/08/05........08/18/05.....11/16/05

lzxx4x.................06/15/05........06/30/05........08/17/05.......10/07/05.....02/15/06

friedicecream123..06/16/05........06/28/05.......08/13/05........08/29/05

darrenandkari.......06/17/05.......07/01/05... ... 07/08/05

SoFarGone...........06/23/05........07/07/05.......08/18/05........10/05/05.....02/27/06

Melchet81.............06/21/05.......07/21/05....... 07/28/05........08/08/05

Autumnal..............06/27/05.......07/18/05........08/24/05....... 09/15/05

Moonika................06/27/05.......07/08/05........08/24/05........09/07/05

ScorpioGirl68.........06/27/05.......07/11/05.......07/18/05

Katand7................06/28/05........07/12/05.......08/24/05........09/13/05

waiting_honey.......06/29/05........07/12/05.......08/25/05........09/13/05

kpbc.......................07/01/05............................08/03/05........09/14/05

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BookWorm............07/12/05.......07/14/05........07/23/05....... 10/13/05.....03/08/06

lynzm22................0713/05.........07/25/05.......09/16/06........09/21/05

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Katehuber.............07/28/05.........08/01/05.........12/07/05

Daisy....................08/02/05........08/08/05.......11/16/05........11/16/05.....03/30/06

Carolyn.................08/02/05........08/08/05.......11/30/05.......11/07/05 (Interim EAD)

ssalburo................08/05/05........08/10/05........11/15/05.......09/30/05

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taja.......................08/23/05.......08/26/05........09/02(walk-in)..11/07/05...04/05/06

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February 22, 2006

Here is the update I promised.

Well yesterday went better than expected. We arrived at a little before her appt time of 10am. This is in Phoenix BTW. Anyway we showed the letter to the guard and he gave us a general form to fill out. Then we stood in line for about 15 minuites before speaking to a nice fellow. He took the form, appt letter, and asked for her ID. When he saw that it was in her madien name he asked for proof of our marriage??? I said that in order to get the appt letter I had to send in this proof for the I-485. He arranged for us to speak with a QA rep but beore this I had Marina show him her boo boo on her thumb which by the way is in noway healed. He called a different QA woman who after talking to a super determined that they could do the Bio anyway, very cool! So they sent us to wait to be called by the QA lady. She called us in about 10 min. She wanted proof of our marriage which I apologized for not having but it just never crossed my mind besides neither the I-485 or Appt Letter mentioned bringing this although it mentioned other ID's to bring. Well she was willing to work with us and she accepted Marina's medical ID card with new (married name) as proof of marriage. Ok that is cool. So to all you folks that got married (we all did to get this far, duh??) remember to bring a copy of your marriage cert for them to ponder over.

Next we waited about 1/2 hour before Marinas number was called. Then she went to the back room for about 15 minuites, got printed and photographed and it was over. BTW they did stamp our appt letter with a QA thingamajiggy. No other info about what comes next.

Just another step down the path to residency.

Have a good one,

Doug

February 21, 2006

Thanks for the reply but after giving it some thought I decided it best to just go on down there today (today is the appt). She has healed some maybe she will slide on by although I doubt it, but what the hey might as well try. Besides I already arranged for the second half of the day off so I guess we will just spend some quality time together .

I'll let ya'll know how it goes.

BTW Our stuff still does not show up on the USCIS status check site.

February 20, 2006

I received a letter on December 19th for a biometrics appointment on December 29th, but since we had already purchased flight tickets to Houston and would not be back until December 30, I hand-dellivered the letter requesting a reschedule to the Application Support Centre on December 21st. I called the information line on January 4th to ensure that the letter had been acknowledged since I didn't get a receipt and I was worried something might have happened. They advised me that the local office has 30 days to set up another appointment. I received my new appointment letter (for February 8th) the very next day on Jan 5th so was quite pleased with how quickly they processed the request. This is for a case that was transferred to CSC with the biometrics being done in the Atlanta Support Center. Hope this information is of help to you.

Hello you two. My wife has the same problem. She cut her thumb pretty good a few days ago so I guess her Tuesday Biometrics appointment is not going to work for us. So whom did you write exactly to change your appoinments? We live in Phoenix so should we just write the Phoenix office or something? Any help you could give would be most appreciated?

Thank You,

Doug

February 9, 2006

Yeah :dance:

Best of Luck C!

Marina sure will be happy :thumbs:

Doug

February 5, 2006