March 2010 filers

[jimnlena 8]

my entire family practically (immediate) went through status changes, visa, greencard to citizenship.

I had a greencard for 5 years and never carried a copy or the card with me.

I don't think it is in there interest to ask you for that...nor a priority (i'm speaking about my experience in california) and even in conservative "white" Orange county.

god knows i have had my share of speeding tickets and they never asked for any identification other than id.

i think it is currently a non-issue.

in arizona, if they are suspicious about your status they may be able to ask ...but really, my husband i told him to carry the cell and my number ...if you get pulled over - tell him your situation because i wont let him take his passport and social security card around bc if he loses them or they are stolen it would be a nightmare to have to deal with.

but then again, what do i know! lol

Only time I ever needed ID real bad was in New Mexico, we were detained there while they verified us and called dogs to search car 3 years ago. It was a spooky hour and a half "and we were all white and spoke english" go figure.

[jimnlena 8]

As an update from another March filer, GC received in mail today. Total time taken was 3 months and 1 day from mailing I-485!

Wow, things sure moved quick after K1 paperwork.

So when should I remove conditions again?

Congrats!! Hopefully we are only a week behind you!

Edited June 11, 2010 by jimnlena

[Chiefs341 2]

We received the welcome letter today. Does anyone know how long it takes for the GC to arrive after the welcome letter? Looks like it takes 2-3 weeks from what I read. Thanks and good luck to everyone!!!

[M and F 3]

YAYYYYYY!!!!!

3RD TEXT/EMAIL RE: EAD!!!!!

DMV here we come!!!

Edited June 11, 2010 by M and F

[Vivi6 12]

YAYYYYYY!!!!!

3RD TEXT/EMAIL RE: EAD!!!!!

DMV here we come!!!

me toooooooo yayyyyyyy

[ashenflowers 5]

I posted this in April's thread already, but will here too... My EAD arrived today!! HURRAY! I wasn't expecting it, because I was waiting for a 3rd email/update... but you only get 2 updates for EAD... I guess 3 for AOS There's been a bit of confusion about that. lol

Yay EAD!!

[Vivi6 12]

I posted this in April's thread already, but will here too... My EAD arrived today!! HURRAY! I wasn't expecting it, because I was waiting for a 3rd email/update... but you only get 2 updates for EAD... I guess 3 for AOS There's been a bit of confusion about that. lol

Yay EAD!!

Congrats! Hope to get mine next week!

[ashenflowers 5]

Congrats! Hope to get mine next week!

I'd almost bet on it!

[M and F 3]

We still haven't received his AP

[jimnlena 8]

We still haven't received his AP

Same here??? Wonder what happened to our AP's???

[M and F 3]

Same here??? Wonder what happened to our AP's???

I don't know if it is worth worrying about or if it is a case of bad luck! oh well ...I don't think there is much I can do about it for now ...we don't need it but I hope the EAD does come in the mail next week I got my 3rd text on friday ....and it doesn't end up being lost in the mail like his AP seems to be!

Happy weekend everyone!

[DainandVicky 4]

We received Vicky's greencard in the mail on Friday, 6-11. We originally mailed our packet in early march, so just a hair over 3 months start to finish. NO complaints.

Saturday we did an EPT test because she's a week late, and we're expecting!

Talk about a big weekend haha.

[Muah 0]

Interview on June 11th at 11:15am: Approved!!

We had our AOS interview last Friday. We arrived in the waiting room around 10:50 for our 11:15am appointment. After reading other interview reviews, I figured we would have a bit of a wait and we brought a couple of books to read while we waited. That turned out to be a good decision b/c we didn’t get called in until almost 12pm and there isn’t much to keep you entertained while you wait.

Our officer apologized about the wait when we entered her office. She swore both of us in and asked for our identification. We gave her our driver’s licenses, our passports, his I-94(that had fallen out), and his EAD. She made a comment about his driver’s license being from TX and mine from NC. We explained that he had attended school in TX the last half of 2009 and how I had just moved to DC at the beginning of this year. She asked Dom why his chose the school in TX and asked for his original I-20. She seemed satisfied with our explanations. Then she asked us about how we had met and when we visited one and other which she seemed to find entertaining. (While I was backing in Italy, we met at the hostel I was staying at and he was working at. Afterwards, we kept in touch. And 4 months later he took a 3 month vacation here in the US, where he drove from Los Angeles through TX. Eventually, coming to NC before going to NYC. He returned several times to visit while staying in NYC. I never expected to see him after meeting him in Florence and after his vacation ended and he went back home, we’ve talked about everyday since then.)

Then, she asked if we had anymore evidence we would like to give her. I told her I could quite remember exactly what we provided, so I might give her a couple of duplicates. We gave her copies of additional joint bank account, our contract from the sale of my townhome in NC, a copy of the check from the sale of the house (a whole $28), health insurance information, dental insurance information, and a copy of our credit cards. Also, we showed her cards that we had received from people for our engagement, wedding, a thank you card from my sister, and cards that my family had sent us while on vacation. I had made several collages of photos of us over the past couple of years and our wedding that we showed her too. She seemed interested in looking through all the cards and photos, but did not ask for any of them.

Then, she asked if we had any questions to ask her. To which we answered ‘No’. She give us a piece of paper and explained that we had to file for his removal of conditions 90 days before his GC expires and went to make copies of our DLs and passports. She asked once again if we had any questions, then led us back out to the waiting room.

She never asked any of the AOS yes or no questions and nothing very detailed about our families names, DOBs, or anything. She even returned his EAD to us and never mentioned that we need to destroy or return it after receiving the GC. Overall it was pretty laid back and quick. I think it lasted about 15-20 mins.

We haven’t received an email yet. Hopefully, we will see something today.

[Muah 0]

Saturday we did an EPT test because she's a week late, and we're expecting!

Congrats on the little one!

[Jewel-8 21]

We received Vicky's greencard in the mail on Friday, 6-11. We originally mailed our packet in early march, so just a hair over 3 months start to finish. NO complaints.

Saturday we did an EPT test because she's a week late, and we're expecting!

Talk about a big weekend haha.

YAY!!!!!!! I hope everyone is having luck on that front if they are wanting it too!!