NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!

[cdneh 3,112]

Okay...ready to start this AOS nightmare. Been going through the files today...no wonder I have a headache.

More paperwork, which I confess to steadfastly ignoring while busy with the home improvments. Didn't even want to THINK about it.

Still don't...but there we are.

One page at a time Cdneh....one page at a time.....lol

That's what I was thinking this afternoon...it's the way you eat an elepahant..one bite at a time

[Kim & Chris 0]

Okay...ready to start this AOS nightmare. Been going through the files today...no wonder I have a headache.

More paperwork, which I confess to steadfastly ignoring while busy with the home improvments. Didn't even want to THINK about it.

Still don't...but there we are.

One page at a time Cdneh....one page at a time.....lol

That's what I was thinking this afternoon...it's the way you eat an elepahant..one bite at a time

Lol...too true

I received my AP in the mail today....pretty stoked about that...just gotta wait for EAD now, should be here in a week or thereabouts

[cdneh 3,112]

Okay...ready to start this AOS nightmare. Been going through the files today...no wonder I have a headache.

More paperwork, which I confess to steadfastly ignoring while busy with the home improvments. Didn't even want to THINK about it.

Still don't...but there we are.

One page at a time Cdneh....one page at a time.....lol

That's what I was thinking this afternoon...it's the way you eat an elepahant..one bite at a time

Lol...too true

I received my AP in the mail today....pretty stoked about that...just gotta wait for EAD now, should be here in a week or thereabouts

Congratulations I'm a ways off that...but this packet hits the post come Monday

[kiwiana 2]

I received my AP in the mail today....pretty stoked about that...just gotta wait for EAD now, should be here in a week or thereabouts

Yay! Congratulations!!

I checked online today and my EAD had been approved with card production ordered!! I am soo happy!

I have been thinking that they may have lost my file especially as most folks who filed the same time as me have been receiving theirs.

I still can't see my AP case online though. It still says the receipt number doesn't exist.

Hopefully once the EAD arrives i will be able to go and sit the written driving test and then the practical! I haven't been able to drive for 3 months now and it's driving me crazy!

Yesterday, i went to the bank and put my account into my married name. I handed the lady at the bank my passport for ID (aswell as ssn, marriage cert etc etc) she said, "ahh a New Zealand passport. Are you from New Zealand?" I said 'yes'

She then said. "what language do they speak over there?"

I looked at her with that 'you've got to be kidding me' look on my face but she was quite serious! I informed her that generally English is the spoken language.

My SO and I had a good laugh about it afterwards

[Kim & Chris 0]

I received my AP in the mail today....pretty stoked about that...just gotta wait for EAD now, should be here in a week or thereabouts

Yay! Congratulations!!

I checked online today and my EAD had been approved with card production ordered!! I am soo happy!

I have been thinking that they may have lost my file especially as most folks who filed the same time as me have been receiving theirs.

I still can't see my AP case online though. It still says the receipt number doesn't exist.

Hopefully once the EAD arrives i will be able to go and sit the written driving test and then the practical! I haven't been able to drive for 3 months now and it's driving me crazy!

Yesterday, i went to the bank and put my account into my married name. I handed the lady at the bank my passport for ID (aswell as ssn, marriage cert etc etc) she said, "ahh a New Zealand passport. Are you from New Zealand?" I said 'yes'

She then said. "what language do they speak over there?"

I looked at her with that 'you've got to be kidding me' look on my face but she was quite serious! I informed her that generally English is the spoken language.

My SO and I had a good laugh about it afterwards

OMG...are you serious!!!!!!

She looked at your NZ passport and then said are you from NZ!!! ....... and then to ask what language we speak......

Just when I thought not much more could amaze me

Congrats on your EAD

I got an email from CRIS today to say on the 17th June my EAD card was ordered for production and on the USCIS website the status that said it had been ordered on 10th of June now says 17th of June.....god knows what they're up to

I give up....lol

[cdneh 3,112]

English Boy that beats all doesn't it?

[Ed+Cindy 1]

Yesterday, i went to the bank and put my account into my married name. I handed the lady at the bank my passport for ID (aswell as ssn, marriage cert etc etc) she said, "ahh a New Zealand passport. Are you from New Zealand?" I said 'yes'

She then said. "what language do they speak over there?"

I looked at her with that 'you've got to be kidding me' look on my face but she was quite serious! I informed her that generally English is the spoken language.

Cindy has gotten asked about language in past trips in the US. Its sorta funny, but shows how much Americans live in their little American bubble.

[kiwiana 2]

Today my SO took me for my first driving practice here. First time i have driven a manual/stick shift in like over a decade! Took me a while to get the hang of it. And it feels 'odd' sitting on the left side of the car to drive. I wasn't brave enough to start off on the road so i drove round this huge parking lot! It made me feel like a teen of long ago learning to drive all over again.

When we got home, i was very surprised to find a letter from USCIS for me. It was my AP!! I haven't been able to view the AP case status online at all, so was not expecting to find the AP document in my mailbox (two copies)

I must say, USCIS have been working pretty quickly lately, churning out the approvals, which is very good to see! let's hope they can keep it up with the AOS!!

Kim&Chris: Maybe they changed it to the 17th as that is the date that they physically mailed it out??! let's hope so!!

[cdneh 3,112]

Congratualtions Ana..on all accounts

[kiwiana 2]

Congratualtions Ana..on all accounts

Thanks! How's the progress on getting everything together for your AOS package? There is such a lot of things to remember to put in there isn't there?

[Kim & Chris 0]

Today my SO took me for my first driving practice here. First time i have driven a manual/stick shift in like over a decade! Took me a while to get the hang of it. And it feels 'odd' sitting on the left side of the car to drive. I wasn't brave enough to start off on the road so i drove round this huge parking lot! It made me feel like a teen of long ago learning to drive all over again.

When we got home, i was very surprised to find a letter from USCIS for me. It was my AP!! I haven't been able to view the AP case status online at all, so was not expecting to find the AP document in my mailbox (two copies)

I must say, USCIS have been working pretty quickly lately, churning out the approvals, which is very good to see! let's hope they can keep it up with the AOS!!

Kim&Chris: Maybe they changed it to the 17th as that is the date that they physically mailed it out??! let's hope so!!

Fingers crossed Ana....I live in hope........

I've been driving here all along. All of a sudden, a month or two ago, something must have clicked over in my brain so that I didn't have to think so much about what I was doing, like you'd been driving on the "wrong" side of the road for ever

I'll head on down to the DMV as soon as EAD arrives.

Keep up the practice Ana, your brain will click over in no time....lol

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

We called the USCIS about Genna's Biometrics letter, which we felt was a bit late in coming, and they were generally vaguely helpful I suppose... saying "It could take some time."

Anyhoo, we finally received the letter today 6/20, and her appt is on Thur 6/25.

More progress, Yay!

The story about the Passport and the English language made us both laugh.

[cdneh 3,112]

Congratualtions Ana..on all accounts

Thanks! How's the progress on getting everything together for your AOS package? There is such a lot of things to remember to put in there isn't there?

True! All ready to post out Monday

[kiwiana 2]

Fingers crossed Ana....I live in hope........

I've been driving here all along. All of a sudden, a month or two ago, something must have clicked over in my brain so that I didn't have to think so much about what I was doing, like you'd been driving on the "wrong" side of the road for ever

I'll head on down to the DMV as soon as EAD arrives.

Keep up the practice Ana, your brain will click over in no time....lol

That's good to know that maybe one day the driving on the 'wrong side' will all fall into place. I live in hope! let us know when you receive your EAD. Will we have to go back to the SSA once the EAD arrives and get them to take off the part on our SSN card that says something like ' work allowed with DHS authorization" (can't remember the exact wording off hand)?

Dave_n_Genna: Congratulations on receiving the biometrics appointment letter The process doesn't take very long, so hopefully you will be in and out of there, in 20 minutes. The longest part for me was in the waiting room. The actual biometrics took like 10 minutes at the most.

cdneh: Yay! It's a good feeling to be able to get that package finally sent off and out of the way. Welcome back to the waiting room

[cdneh 3,112]

That's good to know that maybe one day the driving on the 'wrong side' will all fall into place. I live in hope! let us know when you receive your EAD. Will we have to go back to the SSA once the EAD arrives and get them to take off the part on our SSN card that says something like ' work allowed with DHS authorization" (can't remember the exact wording off hand)?

Dave_n_Genna: Congratulations on receiving the biometrics appointment letter The process doesn't take very long, so hopefully you will be in and out of there, in 20 minutes. The longest part for me was in the waiting room. The actual biometrics took like 10 minutes at the most.

cdneh: Yay! It's a good feeling to be able to get that package finally sent off and out of the way. Welcome back to the waiting room

I wondered about going back to the SSN offcie again afterward...I dunno what we are meant to do there.

Thanks...I'll wait with everyone in here. It's home