February 2014 filers

[Tina and Johan 206]

Hi all!

It has been a busy few weeks since getting my visa....now i am starting to get the adjustment of status package ready to mail off.....could someone confirm the amount we need to pay? and if a regular cheque is ok?

Thanks in advance

Xo

I just wrote a regular check for the amount. I think it's $1070 for one person, but we also had a K2, so I'd double check. Congratulations!!

[Abby & Andre 27]

Robynne,

It was $1070.00 and I used a regular check and it went through fine!

How long before you guys or your spouse received your Biometrics appointment after NOA1?

[MichelleRenee 14]

Hey guys! Quick question.. What's everyone doing for health insurance? I had been on my father's insurance still, but that will expire at the end of the year. My workplace does not offer insurance, so we are going to have to look for our own. Does anyone have cheap but decent coverage? The few times I've looked into it, I started feeling very overwhelmed!!

[Tina and Johan 206]

Robynne,

It was $1070.00 and I used a regular check and it went through fine!

How long before you guys or your spouse received your Biometrics appointment after NOA1?

. It took us almost 3 weeks to get our noa1, then about a week later, they got bio appts. But it was a month and a half after filing. We seem to be on the sssslllloooooooooowwwww path yet again. Just received an interview waiver letter this past week. ?

Hey guys! Quick question.. What's everyone doing for health insurance? I had been on my father's insurance still, but that will expire at the end of the year. My workplace does not offer insurance, so we are going to have to look for our own. Does anyone have cheap but decent coverage? The few times I've looked into it, I started feeling very overwhelmed!!

I'm no help there at all. I was able to add them both to my work insurance. What about obamacare? Idk how it works, but don't really know about it.

[VicAus 7]

.. i got my AOS interview.............. but still no work or travel document approval. bar humbug. looks like i wont be making it home for christmas..

the AOS was the one thing i didnt mind would take a long time as long as I could travel and work...

[aruadha 58]

.. i got my AOS interview.............. but still no work or travel document approval. bar humbug. looks like i wont be making it home for christmas..

the AOS was the one thing i didnt mind would take a long time as long as I could travel and work...

Grats! Honestly, we want the interview but it looks like we have the waiver.....

When did you file AOS/EAD/AP? Where is your local office?

Just curious for comparing things.

Good luck!

[Abby & Andre 27]

We received our Biometrics letter today!

[MichelleRenee 14]

I've read that if you get the interview waiver it sometimes takes longer for approval, is that right? I was looking at Igor's list for AOS and the bulk of the approvals were from 2011!! That was a little bit disheartening to see.. As silly as this sounds we are already thinking about moving overseas in a few years but for convenience sake we would like to have his green card or even have him be naturalized first, but that seems ages away now! I was expecting for this to go a little bit faster!

. It took us almost 3 weeks to get our noa1, then about a week later, they got bio appts. But it was a month and a half after filing. We seem to be on the sssslllloooooooooowwwww path yet again. Just received an interview waiver letter this past week. ?

I'm no help there at all. I was able to add them both to my work insurance. What about obamacare? Idk how it works, but don't really know about it.

[VicAus 7]

@michellerenne.. you might be right.. it seems interviews are the "faster" way to go but ofcourse USCIS like to keep is in suspense.. im sure i will have lots more complaining to follow

hahah we are also thinking of moving.. to the UK (actually sometime within the next year because of a job openings at one of the unveristies for both of us) who knows...

@aruadha.. im down in Colordo.. originally landed in Michigan but we moved out west. I should update my timeline but basically we filled all AP/ EAD/ AOS August 29.. !!

[tina:) 5]

Hi everyone!

It's been so long! We got married on Oct 4 and finalllly filed for AOS 2 weeks ago. We just felt like it was an overwhelming amount of paperwork so we kept on procrastinating. When we actually started getting everything together though it didn't seem as bad haha!

Right now, I'm still keeping myself busy with furnishing and decorating our house while waiting for my EAD. We pretty much started off with nothing furniture-wise. Chris is in the military so he didn't need anything up until now and I didn't bring any of my stuff.

The past weeks have been so exciting, though! We love being around each other every day and enjoy every minute of it It still feels a little surreal that we LIVE together now!

I hope all of you guys are doing great! Fingers crossed our USCIS 'adventures' won't take too long!

[nicvno 10]

Hi everyone,

Just an update; Finally received my passport back last Thursday but had to wait until Saturday to leave due to the snow storm in Buffalo.. Let me tell you, 9 hours of driving with Christmas music really gets you in the holiday spirit! We are doing the whole court-house wedding (big wedding in the future) and flying grandparents in.

I'm relieved and anxious because I know we are past a major hurtle but now we have to file for AOS/EAD... grrr...

Did anyone else see the fox news broadcast where they say that people who filed the LEGAL way are just chumps, because of Obama allowing the illegal immigrants the opportunity to file and remain in the US? I'm pretty sure ALL of us deserve our paper work to be completed before any of theirs get touched! - Just my rant for the day haha.

[Tina and Johan 206]

Grats! Honestly, we want the interview but it looks like we have the waiver.....

When did you file AOS/EAD/AP? Where is your local office?

Just curious for comparing things.

Good luck!

We want the interview too. The waiver blows and adds so many months to the process!

[Tina and Johan 206]

Hi everyone,

Just an update; Finally received my passport back last Thursday but had to wait until Saturday to leave due to the snow storm in Buffalo.. Let me tell you, 9 hours of driving with Christmas music really gets you in the holiday spirit! We are doing the whole court-house wedding (big wedding in the future) and flying grandparents in.

I'm relieved and anxious because I know we are past a major hurtle but now we have to file for AOS/EAD... grrr...

Did anyone else see the fox news broadcast where they say that people who filed the LEGAL way are just chumps, because of Obama allowing the illegal immigrants the opportunity to file and remain in the US? I'm pretty sure ALL of us deserve our paper work to be completed before any of theirs get touched! - Just my rant for the day haha.

Congratulations!!! Welcome to the USA. ? We filed EAD and all that within a week of Johan's arrival. His was approved outside the norm: 97 days. ? Now just waiting for the green card, which should be here sometime before 2016, we hope! Ha.

[Curitiba2014 1]

Hi everyone!

My husband has his biometrics tomorrow and I have to work. Is it okay if he goes without me or do I need to be there?

Thank you!

[MichelleRenee 14]

Rich went alone and there was no issue!

Boy are we getting fed up of waiting for EAD!!!! He has had some interviews but nothing too hopeful so far. It's hard enough to live on my salary alone, let alone with the holidays coming up and buying gifts for our big families. Come on EAD!!! We're waiting for you!!

Hi everyone!

My husband has his biometrics tomorrow and I have to work. Is it okay if he goes without me or do I need to be there?

Thank you!