August 2008 AOS Filers

[JeremyR 8]

GFL iam happy that u got ur card..iam only worried about the interview...after ur experience iam really scared...u were prepared so well and they still f...with u..so i have not so many evidence like pics and stuff like that...so i really hope they are nice to us...

We're both notoriously camera shy too. I hope it's not too much of a problem - we have a couple of wedding photos taken by some teenage receptionist at the judge's office and various members of my wife's family have a handful of shots of us in the same frame at Christmas, thanksgiving, new year, etc but only about say 8-10 or so in total... We both really hate having our photos taken. I just hope our interviewer doesn't attach too much importance to photographs.

[Goldfee111 3]

jeremy same like me..i look always terrible on pics..reminds me always to lost some weight lolol....but its not my fault...the mc donalds is tooooooooo close to my house ha ha ha

[Maad 0]

ok thats what i have

4 pics of wedding

all I had it was 9 pictures and only 3 with both of us on it

[GFL 0]

ok thats what i have

4 pics of wedding

4 pics of me on his farm with the horses

3 party pics with me him and friends

2 pics from him with my dog...its difficult to bring us together on a pic because i made pics from him or he from me lol

sams club cards

both ID with same adress

horse magazine catalogs with same adress

bill from the farrier with both names on it

bill from the vet with both names on it

car insurance with both names on it

adavits from a friend who wrote he know both of us well bla bla bla

i dont have more bills because his parents pay all of the ultilities and house payments and stuff like that...they are also my co sponsor

do u think that will be enough?i dont have a bank account yet because i dont have a job so i dont need a account..i have one of his credit cards wich i can use when i need something....

Like I said, it depends a lot on the officer. Can you have maybe another credit card joint? How about pictures from the holidays? Does your husband have a bank account? I think you guys should definitely have a joint bank account. No lease? Maybe you should also bring a letter from his parents confirming that you guys live with them? Make sure your friends' letters are notarized.

They might not even pay attention to the pictures. My officer didn't even ask to see them (and I had 2 albums). My husband was the one who offered to show it to him. He was showing the pictures to the guy and he didn't seem to care too much (during the first interview). The second time around he picked up the ones from the New Year's and asked who my dad was in the picture. So I think it will depends.

[Goldfee111 3]

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Like I said, it depends a lot on the officer. Can you have maybe another credit card joint? How about pictures from the holidays? Does your husband have a bank account? I think you guys should definitely have a joint bank account. No lease? Maybe you should also bring a letter from his parents confirming that you guys live with them? Make sure your friends' letters are notarized.

They might not even pay attention to the pictures. My officer didn't even ask to see them (and I had 2 albums). My husband was the one who offered to show it to him. He was showing the pictures to the guy and he didn't seem to care too much (during the first interview). The second time around he picked up the ones from the New Year's and asked who my dad was in the picture. So I think it will depends.

we have only debit cards..no credit cards:-(

and no hollidays because we have horses..so cant leave town

ok i will ask him to put me on his account

we dont live with his parents we have a own house but its the parents house and they pay the lease

[GFL 0]

Debit cards? To have a debit card you have to have a bank account, no? Yeah, definitely a joint bank account. All the other bills you guys have, make sure their joint. Can you put the utility bill to both your names? They want to see co-mingled financial responsibility.

Get some sort of proof that the house is his parent's house or that the lease is under their name. I don't know .. just an idea.

[Goldfee111 3]

my husband has a bank account but they didnt wanna put me on it until i had my social number....and as i got it in december we thought well i use his card...dont have a job so i dont need to be on it....but i will do that soon....

and we cant put ultilities on both names because all is paid by his parents...and they dont wanna change it...i mean they are invited to come over and see that we are living together lol

Edited January 31, 2009 by Goldfee111

[BAN 0]

I got the approval this afternoon.

Thank all you guys. Because of all the information you have provided, I finally get it.

[Hydey 0]

Hey everybody, i just got back online after my computer crashed and crashed, finally got a new tower in here. All seems to be smooth, fingers crossed and touch wood. Anybody adjusting from the VWP receive their decision yet? Our interview is in 18 days and i am sweating it trying to get everything together!

[Goldfee111 3]

no hydey..u have to make the start..i follow on the 3.3. lolol

[Hydey 0]

no hydey..u have to make the start..i follow on the 3.3. lolol

Your process been smooth so far?

[Goldfee111 3]

yes..i cant complain yet lol

[Tactful* 0]

my husband has a bank account but they didnt wanna put me on it until i had my social number....and as i got it in december we thought well i use his card...dont have a job so i dont need to be on it....but i will do that soon....

and we cant put ultilities on both names because all is paid by his parents...and they dont wanna change it...i mean they are invited to come over and see that we are living together lol

Okay Goldfee and GFL,

Knock it off, you guys are going to be fine. Goldfee, I remembered a while back when you were worried about something and I told you that you were going to be fine. The IO's are quite friendly and not because one person had a bad experience means that you will too. Heck guys, I was TOLD on one site that the IO is going to ask me a whole lot of questions and I was going to be harrassed and all that. You'd think the person who posted the response was the IO himself. Like Hiedi, I came to the US to visit, got married within a week and ended up staying. I didn't quit my job and I hadn't packed out my personal belonging from the government quarters that I resided in. Just make sure you have your original papers and that the answers you provide are what you have on your application. My husband and I did not have joint account or matching adresses and the utility bills were a trip. The power and water were in the landlord's name and the cable were in her husband's name, I took them anyway and the IO accepted them (I had to tell her that they were husband and wife). I was never questioned about intent, I was not harrassed about joint account or the difference in adresses. To me, if you run in with stuff that has a timeline closer to your interview, then it would look like you are trying to fabricate something. If you have it, you have it; if you don't, don't stress it.

My wedding pictures showed my husband in a polo shirt and jeans and I had on flip-flops and jeans, there were no rings exchanged and when I went to the interview I had no ring on either. Anyway, with what little I had, the IO told me that she was going to approve us and I would get my greencard in the mail in about two to three weeks (our interview was 1/29). She was very nice and when my husband stuttered on our adress, she jokingly asked him if he was sure he lived there.

Start claiming your victory guys, don't let anyone decide your approval for you. The approval is already yours, the guys from USCIS just want to make sure that you are who you say you are. Best of luck to everyone and keep me posted.

[shining_angel 0]

Im getting impatient....most october filers already got their GC but why not for august filers like me? I need the GC for my JOB!!!!

anyway, i think it's time to tell hubby to call USCIS.

[JeremyR 8]

Im getting impatient....most october filers already got their GC but why not for august filers like me? I need the GC for my JOB!!!!

anyway, i think it's time to tell hubby to call USCIS.

You shouldn't need a GC for your job - your EAD must (by law) be considered sufficient - the form I-9 that you fill out with your employer makes it quite clear in the very first paragraph:

"Anti-Discrimination Notice. It is illegal to discriminate against any individual (other than an alien not authorized to work in the U.S.) in hiring, discharging, or recruiting or referring for a fee because of that individual's national origin or citizenship status. It is illegal to discriminate against work eligible individuals.

Employers CANNOT specify which document(s) they will accept from an employee. The refusal to hire an individual because the documents presented have a future expiration date may also constitute illegal discrimination."