Interview today in Newark

[neolla 1]

congratulations and thanks for posting your experience

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Congratulations...............

Kezzie

[ladybutterfly 0]

Wow! Alot of questions asked thats for sure, but thank god its all over! Congrats!

[jaaaaamas 0]

Thanks Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamas, I know exactly where it is, I actually work downtown Newark. One last question, as far as taxes, did you just have a copy of your 1040?

Ah silly me! I'm sorry I didn't realize you were so close to the area!

As for the taxes, we did have a copy of our 1040, along with our W2's. In the end she only took copies of the 1040. Hope that helps!

[Marie1123 0]

no problems jaaaaamas. I'll be down there same time on the 28th, hopefully it'll go as well as yours and hopefully I'll get the stamp too. I just booked a flight for March 9th.

[ScottH 0]

Congrats!

You really are lucky, as we were there yesterday and had to wait 2+ hours!

Also, we have to go back tomorrow with a stamped copy of our marriage certificate. We had the original from the township ( a pink copy) but was not the stamped green copy they wanted (I may start a thread to warn others of this). I had to bring donuts into the town hall this am and beg for them to do it asap. We are conditionally approved but have another long drive to newark tomorrow - I hope we get the stamp, our fingers are crossed!

[jaaaaamas 0]

Congrats!

You really are lucky, as we were there yesterday and had to wait 2+ hours!

Also, we have to go back tomorrow with a stamped copy of our marriage certificate. We had the original from the township ( a pink copy) but was not the stamped green copy they wanted (I may start a thread to warn others of this). I had to bring donuts into the town hall this am and beg for them to do it asap. We are conditionally approved but have another long drive to newark tomorrow - I hope we get the stamp, our fingers are crossed!

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about the trouble you ran into at the interview! At least you have the comfort of knowing you're approved, but just have to bring one more document. That makes the trip tomorrow more bearable, I suppose!

With luck you'll get the stamp like we did! Though missmariemc seemed to sound surprised we got one from Newark. Maybe it varies on which officer you get??

Whatever the case, good luck! And let us know how it all went!

[Carola 0]

Congratulations!

[allynella 0]

Congrats, and thanks for the insight...

[den_y2005 0]

congrats

[ScottH 0]

Whatever the case, good luck! And let us know how it all went!

Back to town clerk yesterday, a lot of begging to get stamped copy, and back to Newark this a.m. Case officer had told us Tuesday just to call him up to window and he would stamp passport. Well, we arrived at 9:30, and SRO - 3-4 hour wait. We saw Case Officer and after 2.5 hours had to jump up to window after he called someone else - another 30 minutes and he comes to window and tells us he is too busy to pull our file and stamp passport - he will do tomorrow and we will get in 2-3 weeks. Not a bad guy, just overloaded most likely. So essentially we awaited 3 hours for nada and could have just dropped marriage license off. Added to that is the concern over many threads here that state people are waiting months to get there green cards in the mail. We need to leave the country for a Thai wedding ceremony during June.

Two days off of work without much to show. Just hoping that green card comes as promised.

Scott

[CarpetFuzz 0]

Congratulations!

I had e-spoken with you months ago regarding the I-134, as we were in similar financial situations at the time and you provided great information. So, thanks for posting this experience as well!

We filed for K-1 about the same time as you, but my husband (from the UK as well) didn't get his visa until halloween. We're currently in the process of AOS, unfortunately not going quite as smoothly as yours.... But we're trudging along... Regardless, its geat to hear some insight into what to expect for the interview!

[nayalamb 0]

congrats

[jaaaaamas 0]

Back to town clerk yesterday, a lot of begging to get stamped copy, and back to Newark this a.m. Case officer had told us Tuesday just to call him up to window and he would stamp passport. Well, we arrived at 9:30, and SRO - 3-4 hour wait. We saw Case Officer and after 2.5 hours had to jump up to window after he called someone else - another 30 minutes and he comes to window and tells us he is too busy to pull our file and stamp passport - he will do tomorrow and we will get in 2-3 weeks. Not a bad guy, just overloaded most likely. So essentially we awaited 3 hours for nada and could have just dropped marriage license off. Added to that is the concern over many threads here that state people are waiting months to get there green cards in the mail. We need to leave the country for a Thai wedding ceremony during June.

Two days off of work without much to show. Just hoping that green card comes as promised.

Scott

ACK! Scott, what a frustrating situation! I am so sorry to hear about this! Honestly though, from what I have seen on here, most people get their green cards in a week or two. So I wouldn't worry. I think either way, even if it does take a little more time to get your card in the mail, it will definitely be here by June. I am just so sad to hear how much time you wasted in that waiting room! But at least you know you are approved and can rest easy for awhile, right? It feels quite nice!

Good luck with everything and keep us posted on when you get the card in the mail!

Jamie

Congratulations!

I had e-spoken with you months ago regarding the I-134, as we were in similar financial situations at the time and you provided great information. So, thanks for posting this experience as well!

We filed for K-1 about the same time as you, but my husband (from the UK as well) didn't get his visa until halloween. We're currently in the process of AOS, unfortunately not going quite as smoothly as yours.... But we're trudging along... Regardless, its geat to hear some insight into what to expect for the interview!

I remember your email carpetfuzz! I am glad you were able to read my experience. I am confident you will ahve no problems at all. To be honest, when the officer was looking at our documents she didn't even really so much as GLANCE at our bank statements. She just shoved them in a file. I asked if she wanted to see my aunt's updated paystubs for the I-864 and she said no. So basically, she didn't even look to see how much money we had. So that was a relief. Hopefully your officer will be the same!

What issues are you coming up with in your process? Sometimes I get a little behind on this site, so I may have missed your postings on this. I really hope you haven't run into too much trouble!

Edited February 17, 2006 by jaaaaamas

[virginian 0]

Congratulations and thanks sharing your experience with us.