APRIL 2010 FILERS

[sensible 2]

Yup it's really stressful. Thanks to this site. I can vent out my stress... WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I received an RFE. And its stressful since I dont know what it is. Maybe its the medical thing that I didnt submit

do you mean you didnt send ur form i-693?

[coco lala 0]

Oh boy- sorry to hear about your RFE... But why didnt u submit the I-693? It is a reguirement for the AOS process. I say that you make an appt with a civil surgeon just in case, then in a day or two you should get the letter describing the issue in detail. If it is in regards to the medical, then you can just attend the appt you've made so as not to waste anytime. If however it is in relations to something else, then you are able to simply cancel your appt (if needed) and address the other issue(s)...

Yup. I didnt send it initally because it will take me weeks to have the medical records done. Just thinking of not wasting time. I guess it did also hold up the process of my AOS. And i still have to get my vaccination record which is sent to me a few weeks ago. So I decided to send it later. Well well, Yup im now scheduling an appt with a CS. Good luck with all the april FILERS. Praying we all finish this process in the earliest time

[MP0009 4]

Yup. I didnt send it initally because it will take me weeks to have the medical records done. Just thinking of not wasting time. I guess it did also hold up the process of my AOS. And i still have to get my vaccination record which is sent to me a few weeks ago. So I decided to send it later. Well well, Yup im now scheduling an appt with a CS. Good luck with all the april FILERS. Praying we all finish this process in the earliest time

Its a gamble, but maybe your right, maybe waiting for the whole thing and then submitting it all together could have taken later then getting a RFE and submitting it now. Well be sure to go to a civil surgeon who just doesn't want to rip you off and take your money. I initially went to two and was surprised how much they differ. One ignored the vaccination list I had from my country and insisted on getting everything done. Whiile the other one said my vaccinations were fine and just signed off on them. I just did a print out where I translated all the vaccinations I had done to English to make it clear for him.

Good Luck!!

Im sorry to be coming back to this again but :

I cant believe some people get angry and criticize someones reply so harshly and rudely.

I agree working illegally does not make you stupid in any way. We are just trying to help each other and trying to get as much info as possible to be as helpful as we can.

If someone is soo smart and condescending and knows everything then why the hell are they posting questions?

If you are soo much smarter than everyone else on here than why are you wasting your time and OUR time here?

JUST FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!!!!

I agree, that posting all available options is smart because it is an open forum and maybe someone else can learn from this if they are ever in a similar situation.

So NEVER call anyone anyone's response or them stupid because obviously they took their time to reply and try to help you which you apparently don't deserve.

This is a stressful process but venting at someone who is only trying to help is not right.

I would like to say that I truly appreciate the time anyone takes to respond with each and every response trying to be helpful.

Someone who doesn't care would just read it and not respond at all.

Thank you for all your help Everyone!!

[besaangel 18]

Its a gamble, but maybe your right, maybe waiting for the whole thing and then submitting it all together could have taken later then getting a RFE and submitting it now. Well be sure to go to a civil surgeon who just doesn't want to rip you off and take your money. I initially went to two and was surprised how much they differ. One ignored the vaccination list I had from my country and insisted on getting everything done. Whiile the other one said my vaccinations were fine and just signed off on them. I just did a print out where I translated all the vaccinations I had done to English to make it clear for him.

Good Luck!!

Im sorry to be coming back to this again but :

I cant believe some people get angry and criticize someones reply so harshly and rudely.

I agree working illegally does not make you stupid in any way. We are just trying to help each other and trying to get as much info as possible to be as helpful as we can.

If someone is soo smart and condescending and knows everything then why the hell are they posting questions?

If you are soo much smarter than everyone else on here than why are you wasting your time and OUR time here?

JUST FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!!!!

I agree, that posting all available options is smart because it is an open forum and maybe someone else can learn from this if they are ever in a similar situation.

So NEVER call anyone anyone's response or them stupid because obviously they took their time to reply and try to help you which you apparently don't deserve.

This is a stressful process but venting at someone who is only trying to help is not right.

I would like to say that I truly appreciate the time anyone takes to respond with each and every response trying to be helpful.

Someone who doesn't care would just read it and not respond at all.

Thank you for all your help Everyone!!

Hey we did walk-ins on the same day- Anywho, I completely agree with you. Vanessa is a very caring individual who has always remained open in her responses and tries not to bring her own opinions in her posts... Do remember that when you post in a forum, expect answers/advice that offers broad yet applicable advice that may or may not be relatable to your case but is necessary to understand the entire process itself.

[besaangel 18]

lol, okay, breathe and calm down. I made an error when typing everything out in my anxiety and stress. I'm sorry for the confusion, but that in no way means you can be so condescending.

The lawyer said it is taken into account, but only when you need assets to complete the poverty requirement. If you make more than the poverty line (which, for two people living together, is 18k-ish), then debt is a nonissue. However, if you need assets to meet the 125%, debt is taken into account..

I'm sick of people saying my wife (who, really, is more intelligent than you ever will be) is working illegally. She works at one of the most prestigious medical schools in the country, and graduated from Harvard. So shut the hell up. She is working legally, part-time, for 20 hours, making 15k. Please do not insult my wife even if that was not your intent. Neither her nor I are stupid enough to be surprised at illegal work not being acceptable. I truly am offended that you would assume I'd fail to realize something so obvious. People file the I-765 just for the hell of it, LOL.

The rest of your list are merely direct insults to my intelligence and I take great offense. While not as accomplished as my wife, I'm still not an idiot. So, seriously, back the hell off. None of those apply.

I'm sorry I typed such a huge error during my little fit of distress, and hope anyone whose income exceeds the poverty guideline alone understands debt is not an issue.

No offense dude but she (vanessa) simply offered "options" not "answers". So you takin it personal is very ridiculous and un-called for. Her advice had nothing to do with education-level, achievements or accolades but simply were based on the issues you presented. Your rude responses were not necessary as anyone who would take the time to offer you advice would probably mention some of the same issues she listed. She helped, and your remarks to her would probably hinder another person from replying in efforts to not get the same results.

[Alla 3]

I see a lot of us done with biometrics. I'm still waiting for my letter. Actually I don't really wait anymore and tired of waiting so passionately. Can't wait to go see my family with my husband!

P.S.

Sponge definitely crossed the line! Such a rude person! No class at all!

Vanessa&Tony is always posting such detailed and informative answers. You should be thankful that she took her time to help you understand your problem.

[coco lala 0]

I see a lot of us done with biometrics. I'm still waiting for my letter. Actually I don't really wait anymore and tired of waiting so passionately. Can't wait to go see my family with my husband!

Good for you alla. No worries. Soon your letter will arrived.

Have a good weekend everyone

[sensible 2]

Its a gamble, but maybe your right, maybe waiting for the whole thing and then submitting it all together could have taken later then getting a RFE and submitting it now. Well be sure to go to a civil surgeon who just doesn't want to rip you off and take your money. I initially went to two and was surprised how much they differ. One ignored the vaccination list I had from my country and insisted on getting everything done. Whiile the other one said my vaccinations were fine and just signed off on them. I just did a print out where I translated all the vaccinations I had done to English to make it clear for him.

Good Luck!!

Im sorry to be coming back to this again but :

I cant believe some people get angry and criticize someones reply so harshly and rudely.

I agree working illegally does not make you stupid in any way. We are just trying to help each other and trying to get as much info as possible to be as helpful as we can.

If someone is soo smart and condescending and knows everything then why the hell are they posting questions?

If you are soo much smarter than everyone else on here than why are you wasting your time and OUR time here?

JUST FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!!!!

I agree, that posting all available options is smart because it is an open forum and maybe someone else can learn from this if they are ever in a similar situation.

So NEVER call anyone anyone's response or them stupid because obviously they took their time to reply and try to help you which you apparently don't deserve.

This is a stressful process but venting at someone who is only trying to help is not right.

I would like to say that I truly appreciate the time anyone takes to respond with each and every response trying to be helpful.

Someone who doesn't care would just read it and not respond at all.

Thank you for all your help Everyone!!

wow great way of putting it thnk u

dat response really pissed me off im sure same thing for the person who took the time to reply

[adelvalle 0]

Got finally my interview letter

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Got finally my interview letter

Grats! Don't forget to update your timeline How far in advance was it booked?

[samurai18 0]

Got finally my interview letter

Hey, it's nice to see that some of the early April filers are getting their interview letters. Can't wait to get mine in the mail. I've been following Alla's timeline closely. Hopefully we'll get ours next week. It's hard to be patiently waiting on these responses from USCIS. Oh well...

[MP0009 4]

Got finally my interview letter

Hey Congrats!! wow its scheduled alot of time ahead!

Defiantly good to see people getting interview letters, we all are pretty much done with biometrics and now the wait for interview letters begins.

Are you guys collecting bills, bank account statement pictures and stuff for proof of bonafide marriage in case they ask?

I am not sure what to bring, my friends said they had an interview and all they had was like one bill and asked for a picture or two. I dont know how I will deal with those nerves!

Edited May 22, 2010 by MP0009

[Alla 3]

Got finally my interview letter

Congrats! It is really far away yet! But at least nice that you got it!

Hey, it's nice to see that some of the early April filers are getting their interview letters. Can't wait to get mine in the mail. I've been following Alla's timeline closely. Hopefully we'll get ours next week. It's hard to be patiently waiting on these responses from USCIS. Oh well...

It have been 31 days for me and didn't get anything yet. But I saw that some people from March didn't get their interview letters yet. Atlanta is busy with immigration

Hopefully your city will make it faster

Hey Congrats!! wow its scheduled alot of time ahead!

Defiantly good to see people getting interview letters, we all are pretty much done with biometrics and now the wait for interview letters begins.

Are you guys collecting bills, bank account statement pictures and stuff for proof of bonafide marriage in case they ask?

I am not sure what to bring, my friends said they had an interview and all they had was like one bill and asked for a picture or two. I dont know how I will deal with those nerves!

I'm collecting bills and statements and cards and all I can. I have already a huge folder and 3 photo albums with over 600 pictures. As I understood all previous posters (already interviewed) it's better to bring all you can than later be asked for additional stuff.

Especially as I'm with overstay we are collecting a lot.

[Noth 4]

Got an email from USCIS today! Apparently they touched my I485 today and ... send out a RFE!!!!!

I honestly don't know if i should be anxious or just happy that they remembered me in the process....

soon it's going to be a month, and I'm still waiting for the biometrics letter....

[Sponge 0]

Wow, I don't know if it's a language barrier or what, but I didn't say it's stupid to work illegally. Please carefully re-read all my posts and find where I make such an assertion. I DARE you to find it.

While we're talking about reading all my posts, I find it funny that Vanessa NOW suddenly remembers (out of interest, lol) my previous posts, just to point out a fault of mine (namely, the 18k poverty line and my assumption it was 14k), but completely misses my mention that my wife works legally over multiple posts. Why is #1 on your list of the "ONLY" things you can think of this very contradiction? lol

This is why she is more insulting than helpful. Please notice how, while all her "helpful" lists of possibilities represented incompetence or an inability to read directions on my part, the actual "possiblity" (which Vanessa failed to miss) was a more obvious (and less insulting) poor phrasing on my part. The correct answer was that of a clarification, not even something that crossed her mind!

And, wow, just wow, I helped you MP0009, and this is how you thank me? =( I'm seeking useful, informative help, the same type of help I gave you. Notice how, when I presented you with the address of the Manhattan office, I didn't say, "No, your office is wrong. It's a fault on your part for not going in at the right time, or possibly you didn't say the right things, or you didn't dress appropriately, or you were rude, or you don't know how to talk to people, yada yada." Rather, I merely gave you stuff that actually helped you, not insulted you. I felt like I was obligated to the same type of respect.

I need help, and wished this would be the place to get it. Instead, there's comments which essentially say, "Did you forget to read/unable to read? Did you forget to write/not know how to write? Did you know illegal work is illegal?" These are not the types of issues I think ANYONE looks to address here (please show me otherwise, lol). Rather, miscalculations, something not mentioned, additional factors, nuances not verbally-stated but implied, or briefly mentioned in a supplementary document: these are the types of aid I was looking for. I'm validated in the confirmation by Nartaki (thanks). I'm not going to run here and ask about a coffee stain on my apper.

I'm really surprised how everyone turned on me just because I sought help and didn't appreciate the lack of constructive help. If you look at the underlying "possibilities" of Vanessa's list, none of them are of a "not an error on your part" nature.

I can make a much bigger list of errors people could make ad nauseum, but that's not useful. That doesn't mean I'm going to come here and actually take the effort to post about how I can't figure out I misspelled my wife's name, or that I checked the wrong box, or that I dropped a form while mailing it, or whiteout fell on the sheet of paper, etc. No, I wouldn't be posting if these were the issues, and I would assume (i.e., RESPECT) my fellow poster and believe that these are factors they have already ruled out and something more critical is missed or faulty.

I'm sorry I don't want to hear the possibility that my dog ate my I-864, and I see now that I'm no longer welcome here. I claim no perfection on my part, but I did expect help and respect from everyone else. I guess it was too much to ask.

I'm really sorry.

Edited May 22, 2010 by Sponge