AOS Filers - May 2009!

[Ju&Ja 1]

Got RFE which says our marriage license doesn't show the marriage was recorded or registered. I don't know what else to send. This is all you get. This is what I used to change my name. Anyone have any insight?

Did you pay for an official marriage license or did you use the one they gave you the day of your wedding ? Maybe a stupid question but in Vegas they gave me the day of my wedding a "fake" one that I can put on a wall as decoration you know. And for the official one I had to send a mail with a check.

[TeeKol 0]

Quick qestion,

do I have to bring all copy of files(submitted 485,325a,130... Ect...)

to the interview??

I took everything they asked for in the interview letter. If you feel that taking a copy of the form you submitted will help you feel prepared for any eventuallity, take it, but they should have that on their file. Make sure that you take everything they list on the interview letter in case they ask to see anything and I also took a photocopy of everything (even got some photos duplicated to leave with them) so if they need them you have one to hand.

Heather TR: They need a Certified copy of your marriage certificate. I am not sure how it works in your State, but here in PA, we had to take our wedding certificate that the we were given when we married back to the courthouse where we got the marriage licence and paid to get a 'certified copy', which was printed while we waited. This has the Courthouse seal and is a verified copy that you did actually get married. I can't remember the cost accurately, but I think it was about $20, not too much.

[cartman1417 0]

hi everyone...CONGRATULATIONS to those who received their green cards and good luck to those who haven't and have interviews.....

i had my interview today.....

interview was at 11:00am in philadelphia.....i arrived at 10:00am....went in....handed my interview letter at the reception desk......and waited to be called.....

around 10:45am, the immigration officer called us in......he took us to his office and pulled up our file.....asked our names and birth dates....then he took about 3-4 minutes to fill out 2 sheets of forms........then he started looking at our file.....and asked for originals as he did so...passports....driver licenses...birth certificates...marriage certificates....my wife's naturalization certificate.....he then went out to take copies of our passports, driver's licenses and birth certificates....

he told me that my interview was rescheduled and that they sent me a letter in mail that my interview was rescheduled on sept. 30.....but since i did not receive that letter and i was already there.....he asked me to disregard and ignore that letter.....

then he started asking questions....which school i went to in US...when did I graduate.....where did I stay during school...where do I live now.....where do I work right now......what position do I hold there....when we met for the first time....how often did we meet after that.....we did we decide we want to get married....did our parents meet each other before we got married......have I been married before....has she been married before...if we have children together.....if I have children anywhere else in the world!!!.......he asked my wife how she received her green card and citizenship......which school she went to....when did she move in with me....was she able to find a place to work after she moved in with me to a different state.....did we ever leave US in 2009.....

then he asked for out joint tax return's "tax transcript".....and other proofs...so I gave him tax transcript for last year....joint bank accounts.....joint car insurance.....then he told me that's enough because i was about to give him joint credit card accounts, joint phone account, etc......

that was it...and lastly he asked me if I had any questions.....and i asked him, "am i approved?" and he said "most likely yes".....he said that he will put in the information in his computer...and as of today, i am a permanent resident....i should get my green card in mail within 2 weeks.....and that i shouldn't panic if i haven't received anything in 2 weeks...he asked me to wait at least 3 to 4 weeks before inquiring.....

i also asked him about removing the condition on my green card ...and he said that i will have to do that after 2 years......and then 1 year from then (total 3 years from now) i can apply for my citizenship.....

than we thanked each other and left the place!!!

hopefully i will get my green card by next week....

[TeeKol 0]

hi everyone...CONGRATULATIONS to those who received their green cards and good luck to those who haven't and have interviews.....

i had my interview today.....

interview was at 11:00am in philadelphia.....i arrived at 10:00am....went in....handed my interview letter at the reception desk......and waited to be called.....

around 10:45am, the immigration officer called us in......he took us to his office and pulled up our file.....asked our names and birth dates....then he took about 3-4 minutes to fill out 2 sheets of forms........then he started looking at our file.....and asked for originals as he did so...passports....driver licenses...birth certificates...marriage certificates....my wife's naturalization certificate.....he then went out to take copies of our passports, driver's licenses and birth certificates....

he told me that my interview was rescheduled and that they sent me a letter in mail that my interview was rescheduled on sept. 30.....but since i did not receive that letter and i was already there.....he asked me to disregard and ignore that letter.....

then he started asking questions....which school i went to in US...when did I graduate.....where did I stay during school...where do I live now.....where do I work right now......what position do I hold there....when we met for the first time....how often did we meet after that.....we did we decide we want to get married....did our parents meet each other before we got married......have I been married before....has she been married before...if we have children together.....if I have children anywhere else in the world!!!.......he asked my wife how she received her green card and citizenship......which school she went to....when did she move in with me....was she able to find a place to work after she moved in with me to a different state.....did we ever leave US in 2009.....

then he asked for out joint tax return's "tax transcript".....and other proofs...so I gave him tax transcript for last year....joint bank accounts.....joint car insurance.....then he told me that's enough because i was about to give him joint credit card accounts, joint phone account, etc......

that was it...and lastly he asked me if I had any questions.....and i asked him, "am i approved?" and he said "most likely yes".....he said that he will put in the information in his computer...and as of today, i am a permanent resident....i should get my green card in mail within 2 weeks.....and that i shouldn't panic if i haven't received anything in 2 weeks...he asked me to wait at least 3 to 4 weeks before inquiring.....

i also asked him about removing the condition on my green card ...and he said that i will have to do that after 2 years......and then 1 year from then (total 3 years from now) i can apply for my citizenship.....

than we thanked each other and left the place!!!

hopefully i will get my green card by next week....

Congratulations on passing your interview!

[R+E 0]

Got RFE which says our marriage license doesn't show the marriage was recorded or registered. I don't know what else to send. This is all you get. This is what I used to change my name. Anyone have any insight?

I believe that there are 2 separate documents: marriage license, which allows you to get married, and marriage certificate which confirms you actually got married. Different states have various regulations about marriage, and generally before getting married people have to register. This, however, does not confirm that the actual wedding took place, so, I think that what you need is a "marriage certificate" or "certificate of marriage registration", which in our case was given to us as we got married at city hall and was issued by the office of the city clerk - marriage license bureau.

[cartman1417 0]

Congratulations on passing your interview!

Thanks TeeKol!!!

[heatherTR 0]

Got RFE which says our marriage license doesn't show the marriage was recorded or registered. I don't know what else to send. This is all you get. This is what I used to change my name. Anyone have any insight?

Did you pay for an official marriage license or did you use the one they gave you the day of your wedding ? Maybe a stupid question but in Vegas they gave me the day of my wedding a "fake" one that I can put on a wall as decoration you know. And for the official one I had to send a mail with a check.

Not a stupid question at all. No, this is the one that is actually recorded.

Got RFE which says our marriage license doesn't show the marriage was recorded or registered. I don't know what else to send. This is all you get. This is what I used to change my name. Anyone have any insight?

I believe that there are 2 separate documents: marriage license, which allows you to get married, and marriage certificate which confirms you actually got married. Different states have various regulations about marriage, and generally before getting married people have to register. This, however, does not confirm that the actual wedding took place, so, I think that what you need is a "marriage certificate" or "certificate of marriage registration", which in our case was given to us as we got married at city hall and was issued by the office of the city clerk - marriage license bureau.

In Alabama, the one you get is both the license and the certificate, signed and certified by the judge of probate. What I sent is the actual copy that is recorded with the state, signed by the judge after the wedding. Maybe they think it should say what book and page number it's recorded in but that's not how it's done here. But I know other people from Alabama who had no problem with this. I think I'll just have to quote the law to them and try to explain in great detail

Edited September 10, 2009 by heatherTR

[heatherTR 0]

Thanks for all your help, though, on the marriage certificate question. Maybe the person on our case just doesn't understand because they see it being done differently in other states and I do need to detail how it's done in Alabama. Who knows with immigration!

[heatherTR 0]

Quick qestion,

do I have to bring all copy of files(submitted 485,325a,130... Ect...)

to the interview??

I took everything they asked for in the interview letter. If you feel that taking a copy of the form you submitted will help you feel prepared for any eventuallity, take it, but they should have that on their file. Make sure that you take everything they list on the interview letter in case they ask to see anything and I also took a photocopy of everything (even got some photos duplicated to leave with them) so if they need them you have one to hand.

Heather TR: They need a Certified copy of your marriage certificate. I am not sure how it works in your State, but here in PA, we had to take our wedding certificate that the we were given when we married back to the courthouse where we got the marriage licence and paid to get a 'certified copy', which was printed while we waited. This has the Courthouse seal and is a verified copy that you did actually get married. I can't remember the cost accurately, but I think it was about $20, not too much.

That is actually what I gave they them. It doesn't have a title that says "Certified Copy" but where the judge signed clearly says it is a certified copy. Maybe they didn't read it very thoroughly.

[Cuchita 1]

Congratz finally you got it Cartman!!!

hi everyone...CONGRATULATIONS to those who received their green cards and good luck to those who haven't and have interviews.....

i had my interview today.....

interview was at 11:00am in philadelphia.....i arrived at 10:00am....went in....handed my interview letter at the reception desk......and waited to be called.....

around 10:45am, the immigration officer called us in......he took us to his office and pulled up our file.....asked our names and birth dates....then he took about 3-4 minutes to fill out 2 sheets of forms........then he started looking at our file.....and asked for originals as he did so...passports....driver licenses...birth certificates...marriage certificates....my wife's naturalization certificate.....he then went out to take copies of our passports, driver's licenses and birth certificates....

he told me that my interview was rescheduled and that they sent me a letter in mail that my interview was rescheduled on sept. 30.....but since i did not receive that letter and i was already there.....he asked me to disregard and ignore that letter.....

then he started asking questions....which school i went to in US...when did I graduate.....where did I stay during school...where do I live now.....where do I work right now......what position do I hold there....when we met for the first time....how often did we meet after that.....we did we decide we want to get married....did our parents meet each other before we got married......have I been married before....has she been married before...if we have children together.....if I have children anywhere else in the world!!!.......he asked my wife how she received her green card and citizenship......which school she went to....when did she move in with me....was she able to find a place to work after she moved in with me to a different state.....did we ever leave US in 2009.....

then he asked for out joint tax return's "tax transcript".....and other proofs...so I gave him tax transcript for last year....joint bank accounts.....joint car insurance.....then he told me that's enough because i was about to give him joint credit card accounts, joint phone account, etc......

that was it...and lastly he asked me if I had any questions.....and i asked him, "am i approved?" and he said "most likely yes".....he said that he will put in the information in his computer...and as of today, i am a permanent resident....i should get my green card in mail within 2 weeks.....and that i shouldn't panic if i haven't received anything in 2 weeks...he asked me to wait at least 3 to 4 weeks before inquiring.....

i also asked him about removing the condition on my green card ...and he said that i will have to do that after 2 years......and then 1 year from then (total 3 years from now) i can apply for my citizenship.....

than we thanked each other and left the place!!!

hopefully i will get my green card by next week....

[cartman1417 0]

Thanks Cuchita!!!

I had one question though.....i still haven't received or heard anything regarding my I-130 approval....

wht shud i do now???

[AkikoA 0]

I had interview yesterday and approved!!

Thank you for VJ ppl!

8:10 arrived at waiting room

8:15 scheduled time

8:45 called

9:45 got stamp and left

we got called bit old white guy IO(this is how they called??)

entered room and start talking.

(Oh when we enter the room, cleaning guy was cleaning IO's office!!)

He called hubby name and my name.

Then he asked me how to say "Hello" in Japanese :0

then talked about japan hot spa... snow monkey(they take hot spa!!)

he even showed me internet pics LOL

surprisedly he only ask one question(maybe two?) about our relationship!

which was for my hubby

"How long you (we) married?"

and hubby answered wrong!! he said 4 yrs(that how long we together) after he answered he realized 4 months for married then answered again for correction.

IO also asked for him after this GC, She(I) need to file another GC to make it permanent "you know it, right?"

and he said yes.

basically we watched IO's filling, 95% of the interview.

We saw he was approving our file on his computer!!

after we left building and i checked email on the phone then I had email from CRIS

CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED at 9:15 am

we were still in His office!

so that computer things was real approving process LOL

he didnt ask us

"how we met" "Whats our birthday to each other" "Hows marriage life" etc...

BUT thats no problem for us!! we are together for real anyway!

I am soooo Happy now :)

now we can go to Japan for our Wedding!!!

Good luck for somebody who is waiting for the Interview!

it should be fun like us!

[alice_and_brandon 0]

Hey Guys!

So happy to tell you that we had our interview today and that we got approved!!!

We had to wait for close to 2 hours, then we got called at 1:50 and were out at 2:00! 10 minutes!

Our interview was quick and easy.

IO asked Brandon when and how we met, where we are living right now, asked me if we had any pictures, he looked at the picture album I had prepared but didn't keep any pictures for his record, asked me how I wanted my name to appear on the Green Card and that was it. He didn't ask for any papers... He didn't ask for any proof, didn't take my EAD or AP. IO said he was going to approve our case, printed the paper that explains how to remove conditions in 2 years and asked us to sign it. We shook hands and were out of there!

I wanted to thank you VisaJourney friends for your help and great support, I wish you guys the best!!! Good luck to the ones that are still waiting!!!

Take care,

Alice

[TeeKol 0]

Hey Guys!

So happy to tell you that we had our interview today and that we got approved!!!

We had to wait for close to 2 hours, then we got called at 1:50 and were out at 2:00! 10 minutes!

Our interview was quick and easy.

IO asked Brandon when and how we met, where we are living right now, asked me if we had any pictures, he looked at the picture album I had prepared but didn't keep any pictures for his record, asked me how I wanted my name to appear on the Green Card and that was it. He didn't ask for any papers... He didn't ask for any proof, didn't take my EAD or AP. IO said he was going to approve our case, printed the paper that explains how to remove conditions in 2 years and asked us to sign it. We shook hands and were out of there!

I wanted to thank you VisaJourney friends for your help and great support, I wish you guys the best!!! Good luck to the ones that are still waiting!!!

Take care,

Alice

Congratulations to both you and Akikoa on your approvals!!!!! So very pleased for both of you!!

[kiwiana 2]

Congratulations to those who got approvals!! Good to hear the interviews went well with no problems!

My GC arrived this week in the mail! no more uscis for a while!