biggish data

delivery of packet 4

In the UK they wait until the next royal mail strike and then send it second class when they can be bothered..after the strike it takes 10 days to get back to normal...

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-09-12 13:55:00

QUOTE (rika60607 @ Sep 19 2007, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Mmmm... medical forms...

Did they send you all the instructions together with the interview date letter?..
Cheers,
Rika

yes its says something like - if nobody told you to get a medical already then get one. There is a ds230 part 2 and then just a list of stuff to bring

it says if the I-864 was adjuducated by NVC then no need to do another. It does not mention bringing any original docs to prove the 864...

I put down a chunk of my accounts to support the assets on carolyn's 864 but it doesn't ask me to bring statements - bit strange
that is puzzling

Sometime a few months ago, medicals were backed up - now they are at 24 hours notice ! must have been the hike to £200 that caused the rush !

medical form is simple and small..

have you ever been a raving junky who knifed people in the park ?
have you ever slept on a park bench and wet yourself ?
what are those rope marks on your neck ?

I am booked in tomorrow so i will report back....

alan

Captain Oates

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England

2007-09-19 08:46:00

QUOTE (rika60607 @ Sep 19 2007, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congrats on your interview Alan

See, just a little patience and everything got sorted out

So I will be hoping for November interview for myself...
Rika

Ta Muchly Rika !

yes your case complete is exactly one calender month after mine so logic would say 19th november - but we are dealing with the govt here so it could be ANY time early or later...

busy filling in ds230pt2 and medical forms

Have i been in charge of a nazi death camp 7 years before i was born ? or do i want to overthrow Bush's government - I do actually but before the CIA panics on reading this, my part will be to drive my USC wife to the voting station !
Have I been a FARC rebel hiding in the jungles of south america ? heck no they have no air conditioning there !

Am I coming to practise polygamy ? - I was single 18 years from age 40 so I sure don't need no practise ! yee har !
(The secret of a good party is knowing when to leave)

The best thing about staring at you 60th bithday coming up ? They aint going to be measuring me up for a uniform and dropping me onto a mosque dome in Teheran....these younger chaps on VJ have to certify that they are up for that caper but many of em don't realise...
Still, it's an adventure so whats the problem.

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-09-19 06:38:00

QUOTE (rika60607 @ Sep 17 2007, 12:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Alan,
very good question

Amazing that nobody who was recently (2007) going through a standard embassy still replied

May be they are all busy celebrating their GC, hehe!..
I am also very curious to know what happens next, as my Case Complete should be right around the corner...

I looked at hhk3's timeline (going through Frankfurt) and it looks like there will be one letter and interview will be scheduled very quickly. BUT, that is Frankfurt, not London or Paris....
Oh, well... let us know what happens!
Rika

Just got back in the house and no mail - rats !

Yes all the evidence is pointing to 1 letter so its looking good even though no confirmation - there seems to be a pack of us doing CR1 via service center so I will be the first perhaps and I can let you all know..

My prediction is 4 weeks from leaving NVC which is around this Saturday or monday....

Actually this long wait is further evidence that its 1 letter as dropping a pckt3 in the mail, could have been done weeks ago..

I am busy disentangling all my financial affairs as lots of freedoms we take for granted in the UK are illegal in the US - (not just picnicking with a bottle of wine) eg financial spreadbetting/contracts for difference (shares)etc which is where i make my income. ... also adding old parts to a car is illegal in Germany and modifying a cars engine is illegal in Belgium..

We don't realise how free we are in the UK and most other countries have their citizens in bondage over something or other...

I had best be careful when I get there until I learn all the things which are banned...

alan

Captain Oates

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2007-09-17 09:45:00

QUOTE (flames9 @ Sep 11 2007, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I didn't DCF, just the regular CR-1 route. The last package (can't recall how many there were) had my interview date. I received NO packages from Montreal. NVC sets the schedule (at least for Montreal), thus Montreal didn't even know I existed until NVC sets the schedule!!

That last pkg conatined: the interview date, reminder to bring original documents IF one hadn't already sent in originals, medical information etc etc. As stated,that was in 2004, so things could be different.

Ah so Montreal is not a 'standard embassy' like london...london sets their own interview dates and checks original birth certs etc so the procedure will be different...

thanks for trying to help anyway...top country Canada ... while our K1 was pending, I used to meet Carolyn in Toronto for weekends of passion..

When Candadian immigration asked me for the reason for my visit - I used to say 'I am here for a dirty weekend with an American lady '..
They have no sense of humour but immigration officials wordwide are not known for it...

haha ! alan

Captain Oates

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England

2007-09-11 14:39:00

QUOTE (flames9 @ Sep 11 2007, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I went through the cr0-1 back in 2004--so things may have changed. The LAST pkg I received from NVC was the package that had the interview date on it. As well included was the required documents to bring to the interview. I do belive most of those documents have already been sent in. They did remind one that if you didnt mail in originals, that the originals were to be brought to the interview. As well there may have been info on the medical. That was in 2004, and things may have changed. I'm sure someone with updated knowledge will pop in

Hey thanks for that - are you saying you only got one letter from thye mebassy in candada and they didnt send achecklist first from there ? hum - is Canada a standard embassy ? Did the embassy in canada arrange the interview or NVC ?

alan

Captain Oates

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2007-09-11 14:26:00

QUOTE (Len_and_Bren @ Sep 11 2007, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Alan,

Have you posted in the UK forum? Maybe someone there can give you more accurate information.
Good luck mate, L.

Yes tried that but only DCF bods so far....

Seems that a CR1 via NVC and a standard embassy is as rare as a WMD in Iraq

Captain Oates

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2007-09-11 14:22:00

QUOTE (Len_and_Bren @ Sep 11 2007, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (saywhat @ Sep 11 2007, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No replies ? can't believe there is NOBODY who has done an interview at a STANDARD embassy like london (after NVC) that can help ?

I think the letter they are referring to is indeed your packet 3 - could be that since NVC is reviewing your case (pardon my misinformation since I am DCF), they adjudicate the interview date and then just let you know about the doc's you need? It sounds pretty freeeeeking confusing. Can you call'em again?????
L.

It was a guy that I talked to at DOS and he sounded a bit cavalier about stuff - a bit jokey ... I could call em again but I don't think they know ! I reckon only someone at the Embassy would know but I dont think they would discuss their systems if I called em..2.5 dollars a minute and the first x minutes are recorded junk...and then they would only confirm the case is pending i bet...

I reckon the only way to really know is for someone on VJ who has done a CR1/IR1 through NVC and a standard embassy like London , to actually say what happened...

alan

Captain Oates

Male

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2007-09-11 12:42:00

No replies ? can't believe there is NOBODY who has done an interview at a STANDARD embassy like london (after NVC) that can help ?

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-09-11 11:50:00

Sorry about this as it's a duplicate post really but I put it in UK forum when really it applies to ALL STANDARD embassies and more people in this cr1 forum might know the answer

Just called the DOS in Washington about my cr1 visa and london..

the guy said 'everything is good and they are just waiting for an interview date to become available'

I said 'I thought I would be getting a document checklist first, and then I would send that back and then they would allocate an interview date and send another letter'

He said 'nope its just a letter with an interview date and a list of documents etc'

I reckon I posted before on VJ about this - with the CR1 visa done through the NVC rather than DCF...

and some people said 'one letter ' and some said 'a packet 3 type thing and then a packet 4 with the interview date'

and so I still don't know what to expect..

are there any CR1/IR1 people out there who can confirm what happens for our particular kind of visa ? If it's only one letter then that might chop weeks off !

thanks

alan

Captain Oates

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2007-09-10 12:11:00

QUOTE (talk @ Sep 16 2007, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thanks alan,
i asked some people, they say that i should be waiting for a packet 3 , i dont know i want just to know the estimation of time between sending ds-230 and receiving next packet

thanks and hope the best for you

If Rabat/Casablanca is a standard embassy and they are arranging your interview rather than nvc, then opinion seems to be leaning towards only a packet 4...

If NVC arranges your interview and collected documents in advance - then it's non standard and I don't know...

but every embassy has a huge difference in its interview wait times - so you might be best to look at 'immigration timelines' and do some searches specifying Rabat embassy

alan

Edited by saywhat, 16 September 2007 - 07:53 AM.

Captain Oates

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2007-09-16 07:50:00

QUOTE (talk @ Sep 16 2007, 12:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hi

can you present me some help
i just sent ds-230 i dont know when will be processed
i want to know the the other steps after ds-230
and i want to know how long time it might take before i will have the interview
thenks for help

It will take a couple of weeks to get 'case completed' if you are lucky and all is ok on final review (mine wasnt)

But you are still a long way off.

I dont i know if Morrocco is a standard embassy so i dont know what happens from there...

I think there might be other threads which are more appropriate than this one....

alan

Edited by saywhat, 16 September 2007 - 02:40 AM.

Captain Oates

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2007-09-16 02:40:00

check futureamerican's timeline signature....

NO PACKET 3 !!!!

http://www.visajourn...?showuser=21264

more and more evidence accumulates there is not a packet 3 for CR1 via service centers and 1st letter is interview......

margotdarko's virtual chocolates are beginning to take shape.........

I am still reckoning on 6 weeks from the letter and the letter 5 weeks after august 23 (left NVC) so mid November...

I had that as the target with 3 weeks for pckt 3 and 4 to to pckt 4 so I am no better off...

It's all becoming clear...

Ok well 30th ish of sept for pckt 4 is the new target......14th nov for interview - exactly one week too late...

I will sit it out in Tenerife once I know the date and the medical is done...

alan

Edited by saywhat, 15 September 2007 - 02:06 PM.

Captain Oates

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England

2007-09-15 14:05:00

QUOTE (MargotDarko @ Sep 12 2007, 11:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You arrange the medical date yourself by calling the doctor and giving your case number. Since you've gone through NVC, I thought that the next thing you would receive is the "packet 4" with the DS-230 Part 2 and the interview date.

If I was a praying person I would be praying that MargotDarko is correct - but I am not so I just WISH

My doubts are centred around the idea of them sending an interview date where at no point in the NVC process have they asked me to get a police certificate birth certificate etc etc....

If Margot is correct I will send her a cyber box of chocolates... but I still have not found ANYONE who has done CR1 through a STANDARD embassy like London who can confirm that the first letter from the embassy is the interview date...

It will make 4 weeks difference if it's just one letter.

The fact that I have not heard anything since 'case complete 'august 17 and left NVC 23rd, makes me suspect that I am waiting for an interview date as they could have slammed a pckt 3 in the mail a long time before now...

BUT I am not sure - I have grave doubts... alan

ps did the nvc letter to YOU mention medical/police/birth certs - mine did NOT

Edited by saywhat, 12 September 2007 - 02:09 PM.

Captain Oates

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2007-09-12 14:08:00

Misdemeanor Arrest

QUOTE (pushbrk @ Dec 5 2007, 11:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What is or isn't applicable will depend on the wording of any actual question asked and answered. If asked about convictions the answer is no. If asked about arrests, the answer is yes. Both questions and answers are applicable if asked.

Talk about stating the obvious..

thing is that he is obviously going to worry about it and he already knows what he is going to do which is to tick yes and then explain it on a separate sheet and then they will shrug it off

I only lie when I know I can get away with it for 100% sure... so if they asked me whether I had sex before marriage I would say 'certainly not'. If they asked me if I had ever smoked dope I would say no - thats true actually but if I had done, then I sure would not say so - some say 'yes, once 10 years ago' and get their visa refused for it and I regard that as a stupidity test for weeding out imbeciles

As there is a tiny 0.1 % chance they might have something here on this chap then honesty is the best policy

Some people on here just parrot this stuff about 'I cannot tell a lie' - they put their hand on their heart and say 'I could not possibly lie to my government', and then they stroke away that little patriotic teardrop - but this is the real world not cloud angel land and there is nothing wrong with white lies ... any married man who tells his wife how wonderful her new haircut looks, or she hasnt changed at all since they married, knows that

No I am not advocating a white or a black lie here - no advocacy required- the poster knew what he was going to do before he posted so all the cherry trees remain intact - but all you other people who feel like putting your head on the chopping block to get a free haircut and think you get points or mercy for throwing yourself prostrate at the feet of the authorities - think twice.

If you stole a piece of chocolate when you were 12 years old when you were on holiday in Cambodia and you were spanked on the bottom by the local drunken policeman - dont start using the USCIS as a confessor - they are busy enough trying to correct the green cards they are sending out with all the mistakes on them

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-12-05 18:31:00

Misdemeanor Arrest

QUOTE (vicmark @ Dec 5 2007, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have no doubt about being arrested vs. detained. What has me concerned is the wording on the "Jury Waiver and Plea" document...

"I understand that if I am not a citizen of the United States and I plead or am found guilty of this charge, I may be deported. I may then be excluded from admission to this country, and/or denied the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen under federal law."

I may be making a mountain out of a mole hill but I was hoping to find someone else with a similar situation who has first hand knowledge of how this sort of issue is typically handled during the application process.

I am not an expert in U.S. law but I will bet my boots that the wording you quote above is applied to EVERY arrest for every offense.. so when it says 'this charge' it is not referring specifically to YOUR charge. Even Tony Blair's son was arrested for being drunk in the street and no prosecution followed and nobody thought it should - so it's not a big deal.

Anyway you were not found guilty of the charge as you took the alternative offered - so it's not applicable.

You worries surrounding this are not going to go away so you might as well say 'yes' on the form and give a short sweet account and attach the fax. Then you can relax knowing that not even George Bush would seek the death sentence or permanent banishment for this minor incident which did not lead to a conviction

There are obvious cocaine dealers on vj who have to do a little one year 'awareness' course back in Colombia before they get their visa so a couple of budweisers too many isnt going to ruffle their feathers

yes go with your instincts and you will be fine.

I did my K1 interview in london with a chap who had been arrested by the British Army in Northern Ireland for being part of a mob who attacked them with petrol bombs - no problem and he got his visa....

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-12-05 14:36:00

Misdemeanor Arrest

QUOTE (vicmark @ Dec 5 2007, 05:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I received a fax from the jurisdiction where the offense occurred and they have no record. The fax stated that their records are destroyed after 5 years. Am I crazy for even bringing up the issue with immigration or do I follow my gut and just come clean? Hearing stories of people being "overly forthcoming" to the point of destroying their chances for PR make me question how to proceed with this. If I had documentation showing that my deferred disposition was granted and case was dismissed I would feel a lot better about bringing it up.

Interesting - perhaps you were 'detained' but not arrested ? That is possible in some places.

My instinct too would be to own up - especially where it isn't anything you are going to be denied for...BUT

as there is no official record, can you say you are sure you were 'arrested' and not just detained ? It would be a shame to own up to something that never really took place...

If you said in your 'attached' that you are not sure and the jurisdiction has no record and you attach their fax saying there is no record of you, then I can't imagine the USCIS would want to dig further, especially as it's not an offense you will be blocked for anyway

If you think, after some deliberation, that it was an informal sort of proceeding, then I reckon you would be reasonable to put 'no' to an arrest

Edited by saywhat, 05 December 2007 - 01:27 PM.

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-12-05 13:26:00

Live itself is temporary

QUOTE (Roserick @ Nov 28 2007, 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That is strange from a person arriving on IR-1 Visa..

plus the water company in england sent me a bill for £550 (1100 US) - mistaken meter reading i hope - and the return deposit for my UK house was sent by the managers to the landlord 'by mistake'.
It was sent again to my bank account 4 days ago but has not arrived.
The gas company took 2 weeks of emails to recognize my account - I eventually sent them a screen shot of my bank 'bill pay' which i used to pay them every quarter before they would admit i was one of their customers...

It seems that horrible administration problems are not confined to the USA or even the USCIS which is reassuring in an odd way.

On the other hand I hope my mother (93) doesnt get sick as I hardly dare visit outside the US until I receive all this stuff.

Both my car registration plates and driver's license will expire in a week or two and as for the temporary car title !!!

Actually I am counting my blessings (a 2 meg connection over the supposedly 15 meg cable)

I thought I would ease my mind and go throw peanuts to the squirrels but the 'condo committee ' interviewed me for one and a half hours (and charged me $25 to be interviewed) and said that was forbidden along with 15 sheets of other rules.

I would sit in the bath and get drunk instead but they might have me on cctv

alan

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-11-28 12:56:00

Live itself is temporary

So you think the flight out of your country is the promised land at last eh ?

Well I am now known as 'Mr Temporary' and I am waiting and waiting

I entered at Chicago on my IR1 on November 5 and I now I now have:

Temporary green card (the line in the visa that driver's license people etc don't recognize without an argument)

Temporary driver's license (they took my Wisconsin license away November 14 and gave me a bit of paper and said I would get a Florida license 'When the USCIS have checked my visa is genuine'

Temporary plates on my new Toyota bought November 10

Temporary SS card yet (my existing one from k1 is endorsed for 'no work')

Still waiting for my 'secured' VISA credit card (10 days now and they said it would be dispatched same day and after follow ups)

Temporary check book - 9 checks

My trouser measurement is temporary too with all this cheap wine and buffalo wings

I am amazed I wake up each morning in my temporary apartment as my lease on life is entirely temporary

The USCIS still have their claws in me.

It ain't over til it's over, and it ain't over, so be ready for some ripples when you arrive....

Given my bumpy passage along this highway, the chances of this lot arriving, and with the right name, and with the right dates, is unthinkable and will keep me busy until love bug time in late spring

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-11-28 12:31:00

NVC is changing the way it process the case

QUOTE (jeta&preeti @ Dec 17 2007, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Dec 17 2007, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You may want to clarify, and explain how they are changing it.

its like ...my case completed on 10dec'07......
when i talked to an operator she told that my papers has not been sent to embassy yet and rather ( as NVC is changing its process) NVC may contact me directly without following embassy route

whats this?.....u hv any idea?

Rather than just hanging up when you hear something you don't understand, it would be a good idea to ask the NVC while you are talking to them......

You are allowed to ask them questions

Why ask VJ what they meant ? - ask NVC

cor blimey !

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-12-17 10:46:00

HELP! Wife is Pregnant in Japan! Will this hurt CR1 Visa???

QUOTE (Charles & Ai @ Jan 4 2008, 08:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thank-you everyone for the quick response! Very helpful - I feel more assured to know that there is no problem for the paper work. The plan is for me, the usc to return to America and work until the wife gets the visa. She will keep her Japanese citizenship and while Japan does not allow duel citizenship I believe for kids up to 18 years old they can have duel citizenship and then they must decide after that, but I am not sure. I am just the most relieved about knowning the paperwork will not be a big problem with a kid in the picture now...

We sat at the Japanese government building waiting for the marriage certificate and kept saying we couldn't believe we are going to have a kid. It is exciting but kind of scary at the same time

If you think it's scary now, wait til your kids are 38 and 35 like mine - nasties that happen to them will mess up your life too - just when you want a break from the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

sorry for the hint of social realism there, but enjoy this time while you can because it's the easy bit !

good luck

alan

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-01-04 13:46:00

waitimg for Greencard question.

QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Jan 2 2008, 11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You can go to the SSA office to find out if they are processing your card, if not, you can file for one. You can also do it over the phone but they pay more attention to you if you go in person.

Also, green cards are taking about 7 weeks to arrive since the USCIS is so backed up entering information in their system. At least that's what I was told.

Diana

A lot of us are now on 9 weeks....

i even applied for the ss card in person december 3 - nothing received yet

see

http://www.visajourn...h...8941&st=120

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-01-14 12:03:00

Who to call?

I have been here 9 weeks now and i dont know anyone who arrived after me who has received a GC

silas has a letter at least - so its moving very slowly

we have a thread going on this:

http://www.visajourn...h...8941&st=120

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-01-14 12:06:00

Is that true that the USCIS is paying more attention to the petitions which payed the higher fees ?

QUOTE (panamania79 @ Jan 21 2008, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (babblesgirl @ Jan 20 2008, 04:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think it's taking 'so long' because of the sheer number of applications in July. I doubt fees have anything to do with it.

Okay.Then why are people who submitted their paperwork after mine are approved already ? They claim they do the petitions in order,right ?

They have huge trucks parked in the yard full of applications..

If your application went in the next truck it will have to wait to even get on the system

It is not one conveyor belt where everyones applications are in strict order before they are put on...

People who entered after me (November 5) already have their green cards - I don't

Good news is that 10 year GC renewal is going to be online and easier they promise...

alan

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-01-21 11:34:00

conditional/unconditional green card

I will mention the 2 year thing at POE but I get the impression that the officer will just shrug and the form of green card will be decided at USCIS....

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-05-08 02:24:00

conditional/unconditional green card

This is processed when you enter the USA, if you enter the USA after 2 years of marriage the date of POE will be noted and the green-card will be an un-conditional one.

If you are married for more than 2 years at the time of the Visa interview you may mention it to the consular officer, and the visa issued should then be marked IR-1.

Thanks for that - hopefully the USCIS computer will decide it's unconditional - if it's a manual operation then there is a good chance (knowing them) that it could come out as conditional...

I had not thought about the situation where the interview is delayed past the 2nd anniversary (quite possible) so asking for a IR1 then is a very valuable thought

thanks again

alan

Edited by saywhat, 07 May 2007 - 02:23 PM.

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-05-07 14:22:00

conditional/unconditional green card

Now that we have NOA2, we are starting to believe this visa thingy might actually happen !
We intend to enter the US on November 5th when we will have been married 2 years.
I understand that at the moment, we must do all the paperwork for a CR1 - conditional resident, but the green card should be unconditional when it is actually issued.
Is it worth pointing out that we will then have been married 2 years when the immigration officer is processing me or is that all done at the USCIS and he has no facility to put a note on the file ?

I have visions of a conditional Green card arriving and a long process to correct it so I wondered if there was anything I could do to make it plain on the file...

Alan

Captain Oates

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England

2007-05-07 14:10:00

QUOTE (Chris Parker @ Feb 7 2008, 12:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Guess it was worth the 1+ hour wait we endured in the airport waiting for new immigrant processing---seemed unfair to watch other people coming after us & going before us, but then again, maybe they only gave those people a sloppy job?

We did that too but it did not speed up the ss card

most people report that asking for a ss card on the immigrant visa form has no effect

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-02-06 19:27:00

I went to the SS office a month after landing - they said 2 weeks to the card..

I then chased them every week - but nothing happened until the GC was produced

I wrote every week and phoned them and left messages etc

Good job I had a restricted ss card from k1 otherwise i would have been without bank accounts/credit cards/driver's license / car/car insurance etc etc

Feel sorry for recent immigrants

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-02-06 18:52:00

QUOTE (hhk3 @ Nov 30 2007, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (JA Tam @ Nov 29 2007, 10:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have been told that the A# is the registration number - does anyone know if this is so?

The A number is indeed the registration number on the immigrant visa which serves as the temporary I-551; just add the A.

Regarding problems with the stamped visa being recognized as the temporary green card, it says so right on the visa -- albeit in very fine print -- that this serves as a temporary I-551 valid for one year. So this should not be any issue for anyone who can read.

At the POE, the officer told my wife that currently it may take three to four months for the green card to be issued because of USCIS being overloaded with cases.

I don't think POE officers know the schedules of the issuing office in Texas and I prefer to look at the signature timelines of vj folk and they are saying up to 7 weeks (usually) at the moment..

Why cant they endorse the visa :

'THIS VISA ACTS AS A GREEN CARD FOR 12 MONTHS'. It just goes on about 551 which means nothing to all these other agencies.

It is always the same with lawyers and technical people - they use their own geek language and so the real world is messed up by them

Computer programers are also a perfect example - ivory tower mentality

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-11-30 07:57:00

QUOTE (JA Tam @ Nov 30 2007, 02:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I feel bad saying this, but hubby got his SSC within a week of POE. We are still waiting on the greencard and having a similar issue in that the stamp in his passport is not being recognized as the temp "green card". We are trying to apply for his financial aid for school in March, but the Fin Aid rep at his university is not sure what the A# is. I remember when I first entered the US when I became a LPR it was handwritten in my passport, but now with the MRIV, no one is sure. I have been told that the A# is the registration number - does anyone know if this is so?
Thanks and I hope that those who are waiting for SSC will receive it soon.

yes on my IR1 visa it had an item that said 'registered number'

when i came in through chicago they wrote 'A' in front of it - this is the 'alien' number which should appear on the green card

I feel bad about complaining when there are all those people back in the queue who would dearly swap me for the stage I am at, but all my licenses etc are time limited and the sands are running out and it's like there is no end to the uncertainty

on my K1 visa a couple of years ago it actually had the 'A' printed in front of the number

they like to make everything different to keep everyone confused i reckon

I am learning that this process is never over and I refer to things that are not obvious

This thing is never over

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-11-30 07:51:00

4 weeks on monday since i immigrated - no green card, no SchutzStaffel card - my wisconsin driver's license was confiscated at Clearwater and i was given a scruffy bit of paper which says temporary license 30 days - i have temporary license plates on my new car and they expire soon... I have a temporary car title too

So a month in and no nothing.

Never mind eh ? It's a world better than Darwen Lancashire where we spend 10 months this year. If I have to go back to England in a family emergency I will use the 12 months green card thing in my passport but without confidence - the driver's license people shook their heads when I showed em it and didn't recognize it as a green card...

Bought 1.5 litres of Gordons gin for $13.99 today - i felt like a shoplifter - jeez stuff is cheap.
I bought a brand new 270 horse power luxury Toyota for peanuts ! My wife got one too - same colour- Mr Bush what are you doing to the dollar ?

I know there will be a fight for the green card etc but I will have to be patient

Captain Oates

Male

England

2007-11-29 20:27:00

Post CR-1 Interview, F,B,I visits my Wife?

You sound a bit fishy to me Mr Bonefish..

Your VJ profile is just all blanks and you are non-commital about where you are now and which countries you are dual national of etc etc

Seems you are hiding a lot - perhaps you have a lot to hide

A duckin' and a diving ain't the way to handle the government

Are you sure you haven't had camping holidays in the tora bora ? eh ? eh ?

If you are all above board then your wife should say where you are and that you are open to taking phone calls or visitors

Instead, it seems like you are 'everywhere and nowhere baby - that's where your at'

If you are genuine then come out of the shadows, and if you are not then I for one have zero sympathy and the Feds have my approval

alan

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-03-26 20:11:00

QUOTE (Nutty @ Mar 27 2008, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't feel badly about posting.

It is ok to consider the options you have...

My feeling is that since your situation is fairly good in Malaysia, why can't your husband move to live with you there. I have been to Malaysia and think it is a nice country and would not mind living there myself.

One thing is for sure....it takes about a year or more for you to do all the immigration process. From start to finish. It is costly also. And when you come to USA, you will have to start a new life here. It is hard to do and does take some time (3 to 5 years) to put down "roots" in this country.

I say this from experience. I sponsored my first husband to come to USA and it took a while to get a job, new circle of friends, etc...etc. for him.

Also this equality business and 'wimmin ' flying planes and driving big SUV's takes some getting used to...

and 'wimmin' are allowed to shout at their men and demean them and to be dominant - until you discover fishing/motorbiking it can be a problem

It was hard enough coming from England where only mother in laws do it on the one day they are allowed near el rancho, but it must be awful for people coming from countries where 'wimmin' are only equal and not in charge of everything and encouraged to shout and berate and tub thump

Once a man has learned to accept his new status (nil) and his new waistline, it isn't so bad

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-03-27 16:58:00

QUOTE (Leedah @ Mar 27 2008, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

there is nothing wrong with sharing. Folks, why do we have to police e.v.e.r.y. single word a person says on this forum. If she wants to vent and asks for advice, and someone answers WITH that advice...BIG DEAL. We have enough ####### to worry about with USCIS than to start "policing" the masses.

Come on folks, slow your roles.

For the "citizen police"...
I'm LEEDAH (write it down to flame me at your convenience if you like. lol)
Leave the unsuspecting people alone.

Is that Gary Glitter (Leedah of the gang, I am, I am). Just joking. It's easy to get off topic and I do it all the time, but it's no big deal I agree. Anyway she seems fine and has got over the wobble - so all's well that ends well.

Onwards to the next wobble for all of us, until one day the wobble is too big and we die of it and that puts the previous wobbles in perspective - not that we are going to regret anything as we sit on god's right hand for eternity (god's right hand must be a bit knobbly after all these trillions of years so there is something to worry about)

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-03-27 08:05:00

QUOTE (MsZ @ Mar 27 2008, 01:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I really don't think this is the right forum for relationship advice. Sorry. There are plenty of places for it though. You've got to follow your common sense and your heart.

You are right - wrong forum - the poster seems to be sensible though and has it figured I reckon

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-03-26 20:39:00

Moving to the U.S. is not easy - either practically or emotionally. The set up here is tough and deliberately so - it's for pioneers really. Tough hard people who want to make money or die trying.

Tax is tough, health care is tough, property tax is tough, insurance is tough and guns are available over the counter

I know both sides of it now on and off for 4 years and certainly from a European standpoint, it isn't worth doing except to do it to be with your spouse. If your bond is shaky then you would end up with the more than 50% of emigrants who eventually return home...

Everyone here is scared silly about the small print in all their financial dealings and they could be beggared at any moment by legal actions or tornados or earthquakes or hurricanes. There is no such thing as the 'unfair contract terms act' etc where commercial contracts can be put aside for being too sharp - it's the quick and the dead. It makes for a vibrant economy but the human cost is awful - people are reduced from 'very comfortable' to a homeless hostel if they have a bad illness with an inadequate insurance.

Mitt Romney says the U.S. is 'the finest country that ever existed in the history of the world' and everyone here believes it and most of us from outside believe it as we have been told it so often. The truth is that most Americans have a really tough time making it from the cradle to the grave and it's only their national pride and 'gaaaaard' that keeps them going. Easy street it is not and there is more to it than grease and elvis and big cars. The deer hunter is more like it.

Make sure your guy is what you 'must have' because the price is not worth it otherwise

Captain Oates

Male

England

2008-03-26 20:35:00