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[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Give them a call! See if you have to wait until the interview is scheduled or not.

In Stockholm the doc recommended me to book it when we got a case closed at NVC so we wouldn't feel stressed. The medical is valid for a year unless u got a condition of some kind, then it's 6 months.

I'll have him call later this week.

I just called USCIS for the first time in my life. Eh. I am annoyed because the embassy spelled my wife's name wrong at some point. Today I got two notices of action (basically saying the production of my green card has been ordered) and my wife's name is still spelled wrong. I don't know why. She sent in copies of her birth certificate and passport when we started this whole process.

I first talked to one person but he couldn't do nothing to change it, so I got transferred. A woman got my info and said someone will call me back within 48 to 72 hours.

It has been really hard to get a hold of an ISO lately. I called so many times trying to get one. I don't take the call back option though (mostly on account of the Skype phone).

You haven't gotten your greencard yet Bork? I arrived a few weeks after you and I got it last week, I think 8 days after POE.

I'm right now dealing with a whole lot of frustration. We are right now living with a friend of mine, while they are absolutely adorably nice, it is stressful to live with someone else. Since my husband has almost exclusively had jobs where he drives for a living he has been looking into those for here too. Only to find out that we need to have lived here for 30 days to be able to get a license in Texas since his Minnesota license has expired. I have been hired but don't start until the 13th of feb. And to get an apartment, in the area where we want one, requires quite a bit of background checking and of course a few paystubs.

I got lucky enough to get a good hourly pay straight off the bat, but... don't start working for awhile yet. We were hoping to be out in early March, but that's just looking a bit negative right now.I basically just need to vent cus its bugging the heck out of me. He can't apply for a job until he has a Texas license, and there might be issues with the driving record since he's been in Sweden for the last five years so it might be hard for him to get a job... GAAH! I mean okay, we had a bit of money saved up but a lot went to the application process and then we've bought a car since we got here. We're going to have to buy another one by the time we actually start working and I get a license (haven't driven a car in my life).

Okay - recap... grumpy and frustrated over money, living situation and driving. Sigh.

Sorry... just really had to vent to someone other than the hubby

Vent away, it sounds super frustrating!

[Moomin 292]

Have any of you used the doctors in Aarhus for the medical? My husband is worried about how much advanced notice they need for an appointment.

Nola

I did. There's one called Anne(if I remember correctly). I booked mine about a month ahead of time. You can always ask if they have a cancellation that you can take over. I know when I had mine, they said around 1½ month notice.

It is an easy exam. The xray takes place at a different location(within walking distance), and xray fee is paid in cash at one location, and the medical is paid(in cash)at the other facility. Anne automaticcaly gave me a copy of the vaccination sheet. I know you're going through CR-1 but it won't hurt to have a copy of it.

[jaycali 415]

I'll probably report Utflytning when I go home this May. I'm certainly not doing it until we can get insurance here, but we should be able to by then.NAV's website isn't loading for me at the moment, so I can't get to the page where I thought I read about it, but I'll try to find it. Basically, it said if I move back to Norway with the intent of staying for more than 12 months, I'm immediately a member again.

Just got a letter in the mail today from Skatteetaten.. To my US address.

The letter doesn't make much sense to me at all. It has two pages.. I attached the first one.. The second one is just general information.

Does this mean I'm officially "emigrated"? Does it mean they're processing it?

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Nola

I did. There's one called Anne(if I remember correctly). I booked mine about a month ahead of time. You can always ask if they have a cancellation that you can take over. I know when I had mine, they said around 1½ month notice.

It is an easy exam. The xray takes place at a different location(within walking distance), and xray fee is paid in cash at one location, and the medical is paid(in cash)at the other facility. Anne automaticcaly gave me a copy of the vaccination sheet. I know you're going through CR-1 but it won't hurt to have a copy of it.

Thanks!

[EmigratingSwede 16]

Just got a letter in the mail today from Skatteetaten.. To my US address.

The letter doesn't make much sense to me at all. It has two pages.. I attached the first one.. The second one is just general information.

Does this mean I'm officially "emigrated"? Does it mean they're processing it?

Looks fairly clear to me. They have registered your move to the U.S. You can appeal it if you think it was made in error. I got a similar letter from the Swedish Skatteverket after I had moved.

[Mr. Borkström 63]

I got my green card in the mail yesterday.

[Alaska2012 462]

Hey all! Us who entered on cr1, is it 3 years before we can become citizens? Or is it 3 years after we remove our conditional thingy?

[rarasantiago 3]

I got my green card in the mail yesterday.

Congratulations!

Hey all! Us who entered on cr1, is it 3 years before we can become citizens? Or is it 3 years after we remove our conditional thingy?

It's three years from the date your entered on the CR1. You can submit paperwork starting 90 days before the three year mark

Naturalization for Spouses of U.S. Citizens page:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

Thread with similar question:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/254123-total-time-from-cr1-to-citezenship/

Edited February 1, 2013 by rarasantiago

[jaycali 415]

Looks fairly clear to me. They have registered your move to the U.S. You can appeal it if you think it was made in error. I got a similar letter from the Swedish Skatteverket after I had moved.

Thanks. It just seemed so simple.. lol

Hey all! Us who entered on cr1, is it 3 years before we can become citizens? Or is it 3 years after we remove our conditional thingy?

Rarasantiago is right. The date on your green card under "Resident since" is when you officially became an LPR, regardless of whether you're CR-1 or IR-1. As long as you're still married to the original petitioner, you can submit your N-400 up to 90 days before the 3 year anniversary of your POE.

Does Sweden allow for dual citizenship? Norway doesn't

Edited February 2, 2013 by Jay Jay

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Does Sweden allow for dual citizenship? Norway doesn't

I think they do, but Denmark doesn't

They did mention something about changing that in the future, but nothing on the books yet.

[EmigratingSwede 16]

Sweden allows for dual citizenship. My wife already has it. Now I just have to get my U.S. citizenship...

[Mr. Borkström 63]

I'm gonna get a state ID. Do I need to carry my green card on me? Or is it better to keep it in a safe place?

[rarasantiago 3]

Last year the Danish government said they'd support dual citizenship and it would be looked at this past Fall, but it got delayed and is supposed to be considered by the government this year. It's come up before in the past, but last year when I was there it seems like this time it might actually go through.

[LlamaInvasion 76]

Bork, you're not "supposed" to leave it anywhere; it says to always keep it on you. However, considering the hassle if you lose it, I know a lot of VJ members keep it in a fire safe for instance, and instead carry a copy.

...I carry the card itself because that's just how things have worked out for me, and I don't have any other ID besides my passport. When I get my driver's license I'll probably start carrying a copy and leave the original at home.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Last year the Danish government said they'd support dual citizenship and it would be looked at this past Fall, but it got delayed and is supposed to be considered by the government this year. It's come up before in the past, but last year when I was there it seems like this time it might actually go through.

That would be awesome. There is nothing like being done with US immigration forever, rather than having to renew the greencard every so often.