August 2008 AOS Filers

[Jeraly 4]

APPROVED!!! YIPPEE!!!!! :dance:

Sounds like there has been lots of movement here - don't forget to PM me any details that aren't on the spreadsheet!!

Goldfee - you weren't on any of the spreadsheets I made so I will add you on now

Here's the review from me anyway

Our appointment was at 7.30am so we had to get up at 5.30am - yawn!

We found the DHS building really easily but didn't realise we had to pay to park(!). Everyone else was driving in though so we just went on our merry way. We entered the building behind some other people after the guy at the door checked our appointment letter and IDs and removed all our metal bits to walk through the metal detector. I had to put my bag on the conveyor belt and we were through in no time - everyone was really friendly.

We arrived maybe 5 minutes before our appointment and after handing the appointment letter in, sat down to wait. Literally within about five minutes we were called up by another friendly person (I was mildly surprised, especially as the lady at the appointment letter window looked really miserable!) and followed him to an office. We had to remain standing while we swore to tell the truth and were instructed where to sit. It must really matter which side the immigrant sits on??

He asked when and where we met so we told him it was online on a game about seven or eight years ago. He was rooting through our (two inch thick) file checking paperwork and asked to see Jeremy's ID and my passport. He then asked why I hadn't filled out my family name on the I-485 form. OMGWTFBBQ???!!!1 Somehow, I had managed to put my first and middle names, but completely neglected to put my surname - I even checked the duplicate form I had and nothing... how we never got an RFE I will never know! He asked what name I wanted there and filled it in for me :*)

There were two points that caused a few questions but nothing serious - the first was my DS-3025 vaccine form that had the "incomplete" box checked. That was because the varicella vaccine isn't available in the UK so I couldn't have it. I explained that (after I panicked a bit until I figured it out) to the officer and he went on his merry way. The other "issue" was our marriage certificate. Even though it was the original copy we had when we got married, it didn't say it was a certified copy of an entry anywhere on it. The officer had to leave the office to check with someone else if it was ok and it was - otherwise I guess we would have just had an approval pending documentation.

I am glad I came prepared even though he didn't want to look at most of the stuff. He wanted to see the "comingled finances" paperwork - we had our insurance documents, a check from our joint bank account, our rental lease and our joint credit cards and it all appeared to be fine.

And that was it! He stamped our gigantic pile of papers with a nice red "Approved" stamp and we were done! He explained about having to remove conditions etc. and we were off!

All in all the interview took about 15 minutes and most of it consisted of a list of twenty five million questions about if I was involved in terrorist activities or suchlike He seemed interested in Jeremy's job because he works on a Native American reservation and asked me if English food is really as bland as it is supposed to be!!

No more immigration for two years! Yippee!!

[Jeraly 4]

Goldfee - have added you - did you apply for AP?

And dont forget to PM updates or I get lost on who I have updated!!!

GFL - I have been looking for ages as well - I can't even get a job at a grocery store even though I have a BA degree with honours...

[SMB x2 0]

Hazzah, my green card has been put on order today!

Stu

[Goldfee111 3]

hey jeraly

i was on ur sheet..remember u wrote in my line that i was transfer to CSC on the 18.september and then i told u that it was an RFE and no transfer...and then u corrected it but then i was gone lol

congratulation to the GC..iam so happy for u

[Goldfee111 3]

oh btw i have one question

what means certified copy of a marriage license..is it not enough when i make a copy and bring the orginal mariage license with me to the interview??i already sent with my aos a copy of the marriage license???

@jeraly..no AP..dont need one hehe

Edited January 29, 2009 by Goldfee111

[jb_vj 5]

Certified marriage license is given after the marriage, whereas the marriage license is given before the marriage.

oh btw i have one question

what means certified copy of a marriage license..is it not enough when i make a copy and bring the orginal mariage license with me to the interview??i already sent with my aos a copy of the marriage license???

@jeraly..no AP..dont need one hehe

[purdy_chris 0]

APPROVED!!! YIPPEE!!!!! :dance:

Sounds like there has been lots of movement here - don't forget to PM me any details that aren't on the spreadsheet!!

Goldfee - you weren't on any of the spreadsheets I made so I will add you on now

Here's the review from me anyway

Our appointment was at 7.30am so we had to get up at 5.30am - yawn!

We found the DHS building really easily but didn't realise we had to pay to park(!). Everyone else was driving in though so we just went on our merry way. We entered the building behind some other people after the guy at the door checked our appointment letter and IDs and removed all our metal bits to walk through the metal detector. I had to put my bag on the conveyor belt and we were through in no time - everyone was really friendly.

We arrived maybe 5 minutes before our appointment and after handing the appointment letter in, sat down to wait. Literally within about five minutes we were called up by another friendly person (I was mildly surprised, especially as the lady at the appointment letter window looked really miserable!) and followed him to an office. We had to remain standing while we swore to tell the truth and were instructed where to sit. It must really matter which side the immigrant sits on??

He asked when and where we met so we told him it was online on a game about seven or eight years ago. He was rooting through our (two inch thick) file checking paperwork and asked to see Jeremy's ID and my passport. He then asked why I hadn't filled out my family name on the I-485 form. OMGWTFBBQ???!!!1 Somehow, I had managed to put my first and middle names, but completely neglected to put my surname - I even checked the duplicate form I had and nothing... how we never got an RFE I will never know! He asked what name I wanted there and filled it in for me :*)

There were two points that caused a few questions but nothing serious - the first was my DS-3025 vaccine form that had the "incomplete" box checked. That was because the varicella vaccine isn't available in the UK so I couldn't have it. I explained that (after I panicked a bit until I figured it out) to the officer and he went on his merry way. The other "issue" was our marriage certificate. Even though it was the original copy we had when we got married, it didn't say it was a certified copy of an entry anywhere on it. The officer had to leave the office to check with someone else if it was ok and it was - otherwise I guess we would have just had an approval pending documentation.

I am glad I came prepared even though he didn't want to look at most of the stuff. He wanted to see the "comingled finances" paperwork - we had our insurance documents, a check from our joint bank account, our rental lease and our joint credit cards and it all appeared to be fine.

And that was it! He stamped our gigantic pile of papers with a nice red "Approved" stamp and we were done! He explained about having to remove conditions etc. and we were off!

All in all the interview took about 15 minutes and most of it consisted of a list of twenty five million questions about if I was involved in terrorist activities or suchlike He seemed interested in Jeremy's job because he works on a Native American reservation and asked me if English food is really as bland as it is supposed to be!!

No more immigration for two years! Yippee!!

Congrats Aly!!

[mmmm1982 0]

oh btw i have one question

what means certified copy of a marriage license..is it not enough when i make a copy and bring the orginal mariage license with me to the interview??i already sent with my aos a copy of the marriage license???

@jeraly..no AP..dont need one hehe

I got a certified copy of my marriage license from the City Hall. It was $5 and it looks like a bad photocopy with some official seal and clerk's signature.

I now some ppl who actually got delayed because they didn't have the "certified" copy.

Edited January 29, 2009 by mmmm1982

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hazzah, my green card has been put on order today!

Stu

Stu,

Congratulations. Did you ever do the new I-693 or TB skin test? I remember we messaged awhile back about that, but I don't remember what you sent in for the medical part.

[Goldfee111 3]

ok guys..so do i have to the courthouse and make a certiefied copy of my marriage license or is a copy and the orginal enough???

[JeremyR 8]

Hmmm... A loooong time after the rest of you guys, my file just got transferred to CSC this morning. I wonder why they've waited until now to transfer it?

ok guys..so do i have to the courthouse and make a certiefied copy of my marriage license or is a copy and the orginal enough???

I'd get a certified copy if I were you, just to be certain.

Congratulations to those who've had recent good interviews

[SMB x2 0]

Stu,

Congratulations. Did you ever do the new I-693 or TB skin test? I remember we messaged awhile back about that, but I don't remember what you sent in for the medical part.

Thanks!

I didn't need to send anything else off in the end. I filled in the newer I-693 (so not the old supplement) and the doc filled in the relevant sections, which didn't include the TB skin test. Presumably, the x-ray and whatever comments the London doctor made were sufficient. I can only assume the old way of doing things was sufficient for those who got caught up in the transition phase.

Hope you and everyone else who is expecting to be approved soon gets, well, approved soon! It's such a relief when it finally comes!

Congrats to everyone who has had theirs recently, too

Stu

[Zee Bee 61]

RFE

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Congrats to Stu and Jeraly!!

Goldfee, the "original" of the marriage certificate you have is probably really a certified copy (the original being at the county clerk or vital statistics office). What you have is probably exactly what they are asking for.

Zee, that sucks. Why the F would they wait this long to give you an RFE???!?!?!?!?!!!? Grrrr.

Meanwhile, I got another email from CRIS yesterday letting me know they've sent another notice to my husband telling him our AOS was approved. My theory is they just wanted to rub it in that it was probably warm and sunny in Laguna Niguel and they could get into work yesterday---while we were digging out from under 8 inches of snow! Those cruel, heartless b@$tards! Still no card production ordered or anything useful like that.

[Zee Bee 61]

Zee, that sucks. Why the F would they wait this long to give you an RFE???!?!?!?!?!!!? Grrrr.

I just pray it is not a missing medical.