Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	AOS'rs...	Congratulations, Ashen! That's awesome!	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-04-28 23:29:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	I just posted yesterday about how I didn't get a touch on my EAD & AP... and what do you know... I just got a text message this morning that my EAD & AP have both been APPROVED! They're both in production right now! YAY!	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-04-26 17:10:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	Tried to get a license here in Oregon... and failed miserably this past Friday. Turns out they need my EAD to even CONSIDER giving me a license, let alone an Oregon ID. On top of that, after being a driver for over 10 years in Canada, they're telling me that I have to re-take a written AND actual driver test AFTER I get my EAD/Green Card. ASLDJALSDJALSDKAJD!!!!!!!!!!LASDLAS!@@#Uq)($)#(*$1!!! Needless to say, I'm not happy, but I guess I have no other choice. I really was hoping for my case to get transferred to California, but after reading what people have said on here, I'm feeling more relieved (well, just a bit) for my interview on May 17. It feels like it's going to take forever since there hasn't been any touches on the AP or EAD either. Hopefully something will happen soon!	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-04-25 22:32:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	After waiting for what seemed like forever (no touch/e-mail -- nothing!) , I received an interview letter this morning! FINALLY! I'm scheduled for the third week in May. *whew* Now time to get all my stuff together... and hopefully get an EAD/AP in the mail? Eeeeeep. Edited by supremecomplex, 10 April 2010 - 12:55 PM.	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-04-10 12:53:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	I went in for my Biometrics on Wednesday -- it was quite painless. The staff at the Portland offices were really nice, and I was in and out of there within 15 minutes. Still waiting to hear about my AP/EAD/AOS -- I really, really hope my file gets transferred to the CSC offices and that my AP/EAD gets to me soon.	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-03-27 02:40:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	CONGRATULATIONS, darkchilde794!!!!!!!	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-03-13 00:50:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	Okay, quick question. I posted this earlier on the AOS forum over there, but it's quite quiet so I thought maybe y'all can help me out! I'll basically copy + paste what I put. Basically... My husband & I submitted my AOS while living with his parents. When we sent it in, both my husband along with my father-in-law both sponsored me. My husband filled out the Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) and my Father-in-Law filled out the Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member (Form I-864a). However, I received a pink RFE -- it states that I have to submit ALL the information requested below at one tie, and to send it to US Department of Homeland Security in Lee's Summit, MO. This is what it says: For the household member's income to be included in the household income, the household member's income must have been from a lawful source and earned while the household member was authorized to work in the United States. Please submit evidence that the household member (my Father-in-Law's name) on Form I-863, Affidavit of Support, or Form I-864A Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, was authorized to work in the United States. Examples include one of the following: (and then it lists it all). My questions are: a) Do I have to have my Father-in-Law fill out Form I-864 along WITH I-864a, or just have him fill out Form I-864A again? b) Would the following in an envelope sent back to USCIS it would be okay to resend out? Would that be all that's required? - Letter of RFE - Form I-864A Signed - Copy of his birth certificate - Copy of the Certificate of Naturalization - Copy of US Passport Any help would be great since I intend to send this back out asap! Thanks so much	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-03-12 16:10:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	No extra fees Don't know if you already did the medical transcription, if not then a possibility that's what it is, but wait until you actually see it. They give you a good amount of time too to send it back in. My RFE had to do with financial things, instead of my medical being transcribed. ( I hadn't done that when I sent in the AOS ) My case was transferred after sending back the RFE, and my GC was ordered a month later. Don't worry yet!! I'm sure it's an easy peasy RFE.. Aww. Thanks for your support! & Thanks to everyone else sending me their love. Turns out, it's actually just requesting more information on the household member (my Father-in-Law) who's helping support me. They just need a copy of his US passport/Certificate of Naturalization. Sending it in as of tomorrow! On the bright side -- I also got my biometrics! So hopefully this will all work out & process quickly.	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-03-12 12:30:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	Well, I got an e-mail today that I'll be receiving a RFE in my file Sadness. No idea what for, but I'm hoping nothing big! Question about RFE -- when you get one, is there another fee to pay? & do you have to submit the same I-485 package as before? Ugh. I literally cried to my husband about getting that e-mail. It's so frustrating!	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-03-09 20:45:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	Received both the text message & e-mail on the 24th, and then the letter on the 26th. Today it FINALLY let me track it online... which is about time! Now another round of waiting for my biometrics letter + interview. (I can't wait to get my EAD & work already... not to mention my AP. I miss my family!)	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-03-03 00:51:00
Canada	AOS'rs...	Yeah, we included all 3 years for my husband and my husband's dad. It's just so big Me TOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've officially been waiting since February 15th --- we sent it right after Valentine's Day & before my (not-so-baby) brother came to visit me here in Portland, Oregon! CAN'T WAIT to get to the next step!	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-02-22 15:45:00
Canada	Going Back to Canada to Visit...	Thank you all for your kind replies! I will be putting in "visitor", since my residency (work, taxes, Husband + life) is all in the United States.	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2011-03-04 21:49:00
Canada	Going Back to Canada to Visit...	I've been in the US for about seven months now and loving every bit of it; the married life & job life has been good to me. The husband and I have since filed taxes for last year (2010) and things are going great! Work has so nicely given me time off, so I'll be going back to visit my family back in Canada for three weeks. With that being said, I was wondering: on the Canadian Declaration Form, do I fill out that I'm (1) Part B: Visitor of Canada and how long I'll be staying or (2) Part C: Resident of Canada? Also, since my ticket was booked with my maiden name & I'll be crossing the border using my passport (still in my maiden name), should I also show the Canadian Border Agents my green card? Is it necessary? Any help figuring this out would be great!	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2011-03-04 16:44:00
Canada	2010 Tax thread - For Canada and the U.S.	I've looked through this whole thread & still need help with what to do. I came & entered the States on December 30th, 2009. My whole income is Canadian based. From then, I haven't worked a day yet since I've been in the US. What I initially was going to do was file my residence as Manitoba (as that's where I'm from) where it says where is your place of residence on December 31, 2009 & then just e-file it with QuickTax since I have my NetFile code, as I've done in the past. But now that I've read this, I'm totally unsure. I have no clue how to file taxes via paper. Would I be able to file online & netfile on QuickTax? Or would I have to mail in my information? & if I had to mail it in, where would I mail it to? Would I have to send the letter as well? SO CONFUSED! Help! Edited by supremecomplex, 22 February 2010 - 05:43 PM.	supremecomplex	Female	Canada	2010-02-22 17:42:00
Canada	fiancé visiting me during the K1 visa application being processed?	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Jul 4 2008, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (CalochortusLuteus @ Jul 4 2008, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thanks so much for your replies, everyone, i really appreciate your help. my fiance is unemployed and is not in school, he also lives with his mother at the time so he doesn't really have any proof that he would be coming back except for his cats and his stuff that he wouldn't be taking with him to visit me. are there any other ways to prove that he would be returning to canada? i would be able to support him if he was to visit me for several months until it was time to go back to canada for the K1, if it would be possible for him to stay that long, and would provide proof for that but i'm not sure how else he could prove he's returning to canada except for a return plane ticket. would it be less likely that they would let him through to visit me as a fiance with a K1 in process and more likely to let him visit as a fiance without a K1 in process yet? Could he come to visit me before starting the K1 application process and then while he's visiting we get the K1 started from there (which may also be good because then we could use his boarding passes and itinerary from him visiting me for proof of having met in the past two years as well as my having been in canada before and proof of that)? Would that create a problem for the K1 being processed or approved at all if he was with me in the states when we sent in the application and also while it was being processed, then him going back to canada at probably about the 5th month that he'd be there? I read that processing times for the center we'd be using is about 6 months now, so if he left at the 5th month he'd most likely be there earlier than when the K1 would be approved. The five months you're looking at may be when the I129F is approved, not the actual visa. Again, depends on where he lives in Canada. Personally I think it's going to be touch and go given his proof and the time you'd like him to come visit. He has little ties to Canada to show the border officials. He can't lie...gosh...NEVER LIE! Going for vacation for a few weeks is a little different than saying he's coming in to visit for 5 or 6 months, and saying you're going to support him, and he has no job and lives with his Mom. Sorry, I'm just being honest. This has nothing to do with a K-1 application or not. We're not 100% sure they're even going to know about it, if it was being processed anyway when he crossed the border. I'd say your best bet would be to gather as much evidence as he can, and if he can't get through the border, he'll be out a ticket. In the meantime, get your evidence of having met together and get your application in. It is nice of course if you can wait out the process while being together, but many, many don't have this option. I know it seems like a long time until you're together again, but truly, when it's all over and done you'll wonder where the time goes. In the meantime, you can visit him you know. Best of luck on your journey! Thanks so much for your reply and good wishes. I am a bit confused now with when he'll need to be in Canada to do what he needs to do for the K1 visa. So he needs to be there for the I129F approval and that is when he will then go for the medical exam and interview? What they show on the center processing website with the 6 months for the California center just means when he will receive the K1 at that point after he passes the exam and interview? Not when he will receive the I129F approval? So you're saying they will send the I129F at probably around a month before those 6 months months as a total and the 6 months represents when the K1 visa will be approved based on him having gone for a medical exam and interview? Is the time when they approve the I129F usually around a month before the time they list as the whole K1 visa being approved on the site or does it vary? Yeah, we won't ever lie to them, which also brings up something someone else said in this post, "Before the process, it might be easier...if asked he could simply say he is visiting a friend...which technically isn't lying. Once the K1 is in process if he should try to visit and he is questioned at the POE, it is very likely he will be denied entry based on having no strong ties to Canada. Again, just MHO." It isn't technically lying but sort of leaving stuff out none the less, isn't that a bad idea? I wish there was a way to prove that he would go back for sure. Maybe we could tell them he'll check in with them when he's going back to Canada when he says he will, I guess it doesn't work like that though, lol. Why doesn't it, I guess they don't have enough time to do that for everyone, right? I wish there was another good way to prove it, a return ticket, him not taking much stuff and telling them that he has his cats and his stuff back at home wouldn't make a difference? I guess they don't take pets and belongings too seriously though, right? He would maybe also be seeing his mother and the rest of his family for the last time for a while, I'm not sure if they'd be coming to our wedding or not (or my family), we might have a simple and private one at the town hall, we'd probably be doing it right away when he came to the US with his K1 visa and also we're both really shy people with lots of anxiety issues. Would that be a bad idea to have a private wedding considering the fact that not only are we getting married but he's also immigrating and we'll need proof of relationship for this whole process? I'm guessing a private wedding could look bad to immigration? We have yet to make decisions about those aspects of things but it is certain that he and I would probably be overwhelmed by all of the attention and just end up not being able to focus on each other. I would visit him too when the process has started but he lives in Montreal, Quebec and I'll be all the way on the other side of the continent in Portland, Oregon working every day full time so I'm not sure if that would work out too well, money or time wise, sadly.	CalochortusLuteus	Not Telling	Canada	2008-07-05 05:51:00
Canada	fiancé visiting me during the K1 visa application being processed?	thanks so much for your replies, everyone, i really appreciate your help. my fiance is unemployed and is not in school, he also lives with his mother at the time so he doesn't really have any proof that he would be coming back except for his cats and his stuff that he wouldn't be taking with him to visit me. are there any other ways to prove that he would be returning to canada? i would be able to support him if he was to visit me for several months until it was time to go back to canada for the K1, if it would be possible for him to stay that long, and would provide proof for that but i'm not sure how else he could prove he's returning to canada except for a return plane ticket. would it be less likely that they would let him through to visit me as a fiance with a K1 in process and more likely to let him visit as a fiance without a K1 in process yet? Could he come to visit me before starting the K1 application process and then while he's visiting we get the K1 started from there (which may also be good because then we could use his boarding passes and itinerary from him visiting me for proof of having met in the past two years as well as my having been in canada before and proof of that)? Would that create a problem for the K1 being processed or approved at all if he was with me in the states when we sent in the application and also while it was being processed, then him going back to canada at probably about the 5th month that he'd be there? I read that processing times for the center we'd be using is about 6 months now, so if he left at the 5th month he'd most likely be there earlier than when the K1 would be approved.	CalochortusLuteus	Not Telling	Canada	2008-07-04 08:37:00
Canada	fiancé visiting me during the K1 visa application being processed?	Hello, How likely will it be that my fiance would be able to visit me in the United States while the K1 application is being processed, has it worked for anyone? I would also like to know about how it would work if he was able to visit me during the K1 application being processed considering he would need to get back to Canada in time for the K1 visa (medical exam and interview I believe it is, right?) when it is approved. I read that to be able to visit me he should bring a ticket to return to Canada later (we're not sure when that should be either considering the K1's processing times can vary, we just know that the longest amount of time he could be with me there as a visitor is 6 months) when he is coming to the states to visit me, is this something that should definitely be done and how would we pick a return ticket date? What other things should be done to make his visit possible? Is it likely that he will be able to visit me, for 6 months or under, during the time that the K1 visa is being processed? Should he get his passport now regardless of when he will be visiting me during the K1 being processed even though we aren't sure when that will be yet? Thank you so much for your time!	CalochortusLuteus	Not Telling	Canada	2008-07-03 08:18:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Dual Citizenship USA/UK	I just got my citizenship this year. And at the swearing in ceremony they told us that the US does NOT require you to give up the citizenship of your original country, even though you do the oath about the allegiance. Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2006-09-21 01:28:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	marriage certificate is ask on the appointment letter?!	Hi everyone...my husband is having his N400 interview in two weeks...In his appointment letter, aside from the greencard, and military ID (he is in military), he was also asked to bring a certified true copy of our marriage certificate? what do u think is the reason?Could it be that they just wanna see the original copy of it since my husband sent in just a photocopy? any idea? Chizza, when I got naturalized I had to submit certified copies of both my marriages and divorces, seems this is standard. Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-01-14 21:10:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Brillant News (wawhooo)	Henia, you will do great, the interview is easy!! I just did it last year in May. All the best!!! Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-01-30 00:58:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Oath Question	Ok got my Oath letter in the mail, so a few weeks after the interview, so that was good to know. And I have the ceremony in 3 more weeks. Yay. So question, it tells me to bring my Green Card (I knew that), but then also it says to bring my re-entry permits or refuge travel documents. I don't have either of those obviously. Just have the green card as they took my travel docs when I got the green card (along with the EAD). So what should I bring instead? It also said bring all other INS documents I may have, well I don't think I have any really, other then the FP and reciepts I've gotten back from them. Just curious what people have brought there with them. I take it the next step after that is to go to SSN and get my number officially converted to state USC on it and then I guess I need to file for a passport... Just bring your green card it'll be fine, they just take it from you there at the ceremony and send them to some place to be destroyed. At the ceremony they will give you the certificate of naturalization, with that you can go to the SS office and get your status changed, then you have to apply for a passport and you have to send them the original certificate of naturalization, so make a copy before, even though a copy isn't legal evidence that you are a citizen, it helps in case they lose your original in the mail. Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-02-06 10:33:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citizenship issues	I will be applying for citizenship in September, and now I am VERY worried!!! Am I not going to be able to travel to Canada (weekends, vacations, visiting my sons, etc) after I file my naturalization application? I have never read that anywhere. I can understand not being able to live out of the U.S..... but not even travel for short periods outside the U.S. Is this, in fact, true? No that fact is false, I applied for citizenship in August 05 and travelled to Morocco in Nov 05 and March 06 all while my petition wasn't approved yet. When I had my swearing in ceremony they asked if I had left the country and I told them yes, so they just wrote down the dates of the trip and to where and proceeded with the swearing in. A visit is not a problem at all you just have to disclose it. Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-02-13 18:03:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Uk/US Duel Citizenship for our new born	Hi everyone! Our story in a nutshell is that we're expecting our first child on May 24th and then a few weeks after the baby is born, heading back to the UK for a quick visit with my mother and father. You know, show off the baby and say hello. This will be my first time back since I left with my K1 visa in hand. Since then, I've received my Temp Green Card and I'm excited to go home for a couple of weeks. My wife is American and I'm British. We would like to apply for duel citizenship for our newborn. We already know we have to apply for a US passport as soon as the baby is born. Does anyone know what the procedures are for applying for a UK passport for the newborn baby? What is the process? Do we all have to be in the UK for a certain amount of time and be present when applying for the UK passport. I really have absolutely no idea how these things work. Help. Thanks, Philip I'm German (well I was then anyway) and upon the birth of my daughter we applied for her German passport at the German Consulate, we didn't have to go to Germany, all the paperwork could be done from here. I suppose it's probably similar for the UK. Call your embassy or consulate they will hook you up. Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-02-19 01:34:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Oath ceremony	Is there some schedule for periodic oath ceremonies for a given district office? I live in san diego and have my interview on 27th feb. my 5 year GC anniversay is 8th march and trying to fingure out when would be the oath. They will either send you to the oath ceremony the same day, or they'll send you a notice telling you when your oath ceremony will be. They have several each month. Mine was at the federal court house and I got sent a notice, while my friend had hers the same day. Interview in the am and ceremony in the pm. That's in Portland, but I'm sure other places handle it similarly. Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-02-19 15:13:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Sentence question at naturalization interview?	So, do they just give you a sentence to read back to them, so they know that you can read, speak, breathe english? lol Yeah that's it...I had to read one and write one....A real challenge!!!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-03-09 01:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Sentence question at naturalization interview?	Just a quick question, I was looking through some of the topics on this forum and some of you mention about sentences you have to say or write at the naturalization interview? whats that about, sorry if it's a stupid question, was just curious. I think mine was something like "She is wearing a red dress" something really simple.	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-03-09 00:57:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Interview letter arrived today!!!	Congrats sweetgirl! You might have the oath ceremony on the same day after passing the interview. In that case you won't get a letter. The test is easy, just study the questions, they'll ask you 3 or 4 and tell you to read and write a sentence in english. Good Luck! Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-03-20 09:40:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	My today's Naturalization Interview experience...!	Congrats!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-05-04 09:38:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	How long are you going to wait before you apply for citizenship...	I waited 20 years LOL...I had a green card with no expiration date...back then they had that. I got it when we started discussing marriage....with a GC alone it would have taken way too long.	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-04-05 10:53:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	When an Imigration Officer seems confused	Happy for you Step 1!!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-05-10 00:27:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	papers other than n-400	QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Sep 27 2007, 04:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> G-325A not needed. Complete document check list can be found here: http://www.uscis.gov...00048f3d6a1RCRD Additional info: http://www.uscis.gov...ticle/M-476.pdf Thanks so much YuAndDan!! You're a lifesaver!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-09-27 21:42:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	papers other than n-400	Hi everybody, I'm helping a friend with her naturalization process, I tried to check the guides for this but seems not to be working. Could anybody tell us what forms to file for naturalization other than the N-400? I thought I remembered doing the G-325a but not sure. Thanks in advance! Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-09-27 16:35:00
Canada	Visa Granted	Congrats!!!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-01-17 11:51:00
Canada	Interview today - APPROVED!	woohooo congrats!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-01-19 11:40:00
Canada	JERSEYS BIG DAY!!!	Best of Luck today!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-01-18 08:56:00
Canada	POE Question	We didn't get a copy of the vaccination supplement. Can my fiancee call the place where she had her medical done for this, or is it too late? Yeah she can call them. My fiance got that done after the medical as well, just call and they'll have her pick it up. Michaela	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-01-23 11:00:00
Canada	April 12 2007! About time!	Congrats!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-03-15 10:11:00
Canada	Our wedding	Great pics!!! You look lovely!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-05-16 11:02:00
Canada	Our journey is over for the moment.....	Congrats!	Michaela_Hassan	Female	Morocco	2007-11-27 15:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Certificate of Impediment in Jamaica	OMG. Know i am scared.. Cause he had to go back down there today...and our appt is in less than 3 weeks...OH HELL NO!!!!!! I going to start contacting them from tomorrow. Thanks have fun with the RDG...GOOD LUCK!!!	jamerican	Female	Jamaica	2010-04-13 18:32:00