AOS Filers - July 2009

[JULIAFERNO 0]

You are preaching to the choir! I just keep telling myself "this is only temporary" to get me through it. I surely could not continue to live like this for long! We are barely making ends meet every month - even if he was working a minimum wage job, we would be MUCH better off. He feels like a house-husband, and I am the bread-winner...a position neither of us want to be in! Now, I wouldn't want it to be the reverse either - just want to both be contributing in all ways. Soon I hope!

That's EXACTLY how my husband feels! I enjoy having a house-husband to do the chores, but I'd rather have him earning ANY money to help make ends meet. We just spent most of our weekend figuring out how to stretch $200 to buy enough parts to make a new computer (we're technicians). We're using the euro he brought over as a supplement but that'll end soon enough if he doesn't get his EAD in September. :stressstressstress:

Well the good news is we are now in the on line system. The bad news is that it tells us there is an RFE on the I 485

The letter was supposedly sent on Friday so I guess we will just have to wait and see what sort of idiotic mistake we made on the form

I swear you go word blind checking it 45 times and miss stupid stuff - oh well - time will tell.

hxxr - it seems it is just the way it is here, I don't know what else to say other than keep smiling. Anyone that goes through this without being a genuine couple are truly mentally ill

Wow, I'm sorry about the RFE, but you know, that means someone is actually looking at your case, so it can't be all bad!!!

We should have our husbands meet! We are both in Cleveland, after-all! They could have someone to commiserate with...and someone to get together with while the wives are away at work!

We're on the near east side-where are you?

[hxxrmonkey 0]

You are preaching to the choir! I just keep telling myself "this is only temporary" to get me through it. I surely could not continue to live like this for long! We are barely making ends meet every month - even if he was working a minimum wage job, we would be MUCH better off. He feels like a house-husband, and I am the bread-winner...a position neither of us want to be in! Now, I wouldn't want it to be the reverse either - just want to both be contributing in all ways. Soon I hope!

That's EXACTLY how my husband feels! I enjoy having a house-husband to do the chores, but I'd rather have him earning ANY money to help make ends meet. We just spent most of our weekend figuring out how to stretch $200 to buy enough parts to make a new computer (we're technicians). We're using the euro he brought over as a supplement but that'll end soon enough if he doesn't get his EAD in September. :stressstressstress:

Well the good news is we are now in the on line system. The bad news is that it tells us there is an RFE on the I 485

The letter was supposedly sent on Friday so I guess we will just have to wait and see what sort of idiotic mistake we made on the form

I swear you go word blind checking it 45 times and miss stupid stuff - oh well - time will tell.

hxxr - it seems it is just the way it is here, I don't know what else to say other than keep smiling. Anyone that goes through this without being a genuine couple are truly mentally ill

Wow, I'm sorry about the RFE, but you know, that means someone is actually looking at your case, so it can't be all bad!!!

We should have our husbands meet! We are both in Cleveland, after-all! They could have someone to commiserate with...and someone to get together with while the wives are away at work!

We're on the near east side-where are you?

Olmsted, but I can bring him into work one day if they want to meet, I work at Case BTW, Karri's in Cleveland too, maybe we should get all three together, or the six of us could meet up for coffee one day!

Edited July 27, 2009 by hxxrmonkey

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

PICKED UP OUR NOA's IN THE MAIL TODAY

They are actually dated July 20th, but we were away

[Rich and Bey 1]

i am still getting my k-1 visa and the interview is tomorrow.. how long after you get married does the aos take? is it as long as the k-1 process?

[JULIAFERNO 0]

i am still getting my k-1 visa and the interview is tomorrow.. how long after you get married does the aos take? is it as long as the k-1 process?

From what I have seen, AOS can take anywhere from 3 months to 1 year. It seems like 3-6 months is the average, as long as everything goes smoothly. Best to start preparing the documents you need now so that you can apply right after you are married.

[Karri 0]

Got my official transfer letter in the mail today. Am I the only one transferred so far from July? I dunno if I should feel special or nervous lol.

[hxxrmonkey 0]

Got my official transfer letter in the mail today. Am I the only one transferred so far from July? I dunno if I should feel special or nervous lol.

Sigh. I'm hoping we get one of those soon... should be just a couple of days behind you. But we didn't put an email address on our application so we're not getting email alerts. DOH!

[wendya 0]

Hi Everyone,

We received our Biometrics app. today. August 19th at 11 AM.

Julia, Congratulations on your job!!!

I know exactly what everyone means about the house husband thing. It is not going over too well with Yilmaz. He gets very bored and depressed! Plus, I could really use the financial help!! We had some unexpected big ticket car repairs and the wedding combo Honeymoon cost more than I thought! Still trying to catch up!

Family guy, I found another Turkish Restaurant in Phila. It is called Divan. I am hoping to go their after our Biometric app. on August 19th.

Wishing everyone well

[nui 0]

PICKED UP OUR NOA's IN THE MAIL TODAY

They are actually dated July 20th, but we were away

mine too all 3 !!

now just wait for appointment . yeah !

[Karri 0]

Got my official transfer letter in the mail today. Am I the only one transferred so far from July? I dunno if I should feel special or nervous lol.

Sigh. I'm hoping we get one of those soon... should be just a couple of days behind you. But we didn't put an email address on our application so we're not getting email alerts. DOH!

Huh? Sorry you lost me. That's not how you get email updates. You get email updates by going to the USCIS website, adding cases to your portfolio to track and then turning on email options for those cases....

[familyguy 2]

Hi Everyone,

We received our Biometrics app. today. August 19th at 11 AM.

Julia, Congratulations on your job!!!

I know exactly what everyone means about the house husband thing. It is not going over too well with Yilmaz. He gets very bored and depressed! Plus, I could really use the financial help!! We had some unexpected big ticket car repairs and the wedding combo Honeymoon cost more than I thought! Still trying to catch up!

Family guy, I found another Turkish Restaurant in Phila. It is called Divan. I am hoping to go their after our Biometric app. on August 19th.

Wishing everyone well

My Biometrics is the 18th.

Oh and I cheated - I got so excited when you told me about the kebab house we went there that night Well it is like 4 years since I had one; and I have to say it was really good. It was a beautiful summers evening and they had tables outside so we could watch the world go by in the weird way that it always does on South Street. I highly recommend it.

Edited July 28, 2009 by familyguy

[hxxrmonkey 0]

Got my official transfer letter in the mail today. Am I the only one transferred so far from July? I dunno if I should feel special or nervous lol.

Sigh. I'm hoping we get one of those soon... should be just a couple of days behind you. But we didn't put an email address on our application so we're not getting email alerts. DOH!

Huh? Sorry you lost me. That's not how you get email updates. You get email updates by going to the USCIS website, adding cases to your portfolio to track and then turning on email options for those cases....

Ah, so you've got tracking. Our case can't be found so I can't add it. Suckage. For some reason I thought you'd said you put your email in the email box next to the Firm section on the I 485. Doh.

[familyguy 2]

Huh? Sorry you lost me. That's not how you get email updates. You get email updates by going to the USCIS website, adding cases to your portfolio to track and then turning on email options for those cases....

I have email turned on but have not received any e mails. I just see the updates online then get snailmail. Just in case it is going to spam and lost in the 500 spam per day I get what is the @xxxxxx.com addy they use please? TIA

Ah, so you've got tracking. Our case can't be found so I can't add it. Suckage. For some reason I thought you'd said you put your email in the email box next to the Firm section on the I 485. Doh.

Just keep trying it a few times a day. Not that I am OCD or anything Eventually it gets on the system.

Edited July 28, 2009 by familyguy

[hxxrmonkey 0]

Huh? Sorry you lost me. That's not how you get email updates. You get email updates by going to the USCIS website, adding cases to your portfolio to track and then turning on email options for those cases....

I have email turned on but have not received any e mails. I just see the updates online then get snailmail. Just in case it is going to spam and lost in the 500 spam per day I get what is the @xxxxxx.com addy they use please? TIA

Just keep trying it a few times a day. Not that I am OCD or anything Eventually it gets on the system.

The email is uscis-cris@dhs.gov

I've been trying to track twice a day every day, but I don't really expect anything until he does biometrics. At least if it is transferred we'll get a snail mail.

[familyguy 2]

Huh? Sorry you lost me. That's not how you get email updates. You get email updates by going to the USCIS website, adding cases to your portfolio to track and then turning on email options for those cases....

I have email turned on but have not received any e mails. I just see the updates online then get snailmail. Just in case it is going to spam and lost in the 500 spam per day I get what is the @xxxxxx.com addy they use please? TIA

Just keep trying it a few times a day. Not that I am OCD or anything Eventually it gets on the system.

The email is uscis-cris@dhs.gov

I've been trying to track twice a day every day, but I don't really expect anything until he does biometrics. At least if it is transferred we'll get a snail mail.

Thank you